🚀 go-pugleaf

Absolutely correct. The wonderful thing about having someone learn DOS
before getting into Windows, is because DOS forces you to visualize the
file system through the command line interface. After they grasp that
concept, windows is much easier to digest for the novice user. I can't tell
you how many people I deal with that use computers (windows) on a daily
basis, and still have absolutely no grasp of how files are stored, and
where to retrieve them later. They only see, and understand what the native
application's file/open window shows them. Put that file in another folder,
and they are completely lost. For the technician side of things, there are
often situations when Windows is hosed to the point of not even running in
safe mode. It's in these cases that a working knowledge of DOS is an
invaluable tool. I don't think ANY PC technician should be without those
basic skills.



> Well, they still teach DOS in most/many computer certification
> programs, and there are times when a knowledge of DOS will help in the
> event of a crash. It is also a basic knowledge of "DOS" that allows
> setting up of folders, correctly unzipping files into temporary
> folders, and using the Start-Run. I recently had to look at a laptop
> computer which had a defective video circuit, and was a write-off (no
> display on its own or external VGA port). I was able to get a
> directory printout and back up some files to floppy using DOS...with
> Windows 3 or 95/98 it would have been just about impossible, but with
> DOS it was easy. It's starting to look like you're so blinded by the
> opposition you've gotten to some of your ideas that you're lashing out
> without even considering what you're lashing out at.
>
> Tom