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Article #2872Re: Can std-io be a *binary* file?
From: lsalomo
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 1990 17:17
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 1990 17:17
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From article <22926@grebyn.com>, by jmbj@grebyn.com (Jim Bittman): > A (unix) friend of mine is attempting to port an application, and is > getting frustrated, not that I can blame him. Most his complaints are > quite valid. One question (to which I had no answer) was: > "Why wasn't the 128 byte command line limit fixed between DOS > versions 1.0 and 1.1?" Because real people use DOS 3.x+ *grin* ;) Cheers, Q - the "Q"uestor for knowledge (, a degree, etc.) lsalomo@hubcap.clemson.edu ibmman@prism.clemson.edu ibmman@clemson.clemson.edu ============================================================================= "Gee Wally, I think there's something wrong with the Beaver." =============================================================================
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!know!cs.utexas.edu!usc!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!hubcap!lsalomo From: lsalomo@hubcap.clemson.edu (lsalomo) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: Can std-io be a *binary* file? Message-ID: <11280@hubcap.clemson.edu> Date: 31 Oct 90 17:17:55 GMT References: <22926@grebyn.com> Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC Lines: 18