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Article #2890Re: Can std-io be a *binary* file?
From: Steve Resnick
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 1990 16:26
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 1990 16:26
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In article <11280@hubcap.clemson.edu> lsalomo@hubcap.clemson.edu (lsalomo) writes: >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* ;) > And DOS 3.x fixes it? I think not. Real people use DOS 4.0! :) (Sorry - I couldn't resist) The 128 byte command limit exists in DOS Version 1-4.01 (I haven't seen 4.03 or 5.0 yet) and in OS/2 1.0 - 1.21 (All of which I have run and yes there are newer versions of OS/2). I guess Microsoft doesn't expect folks to type much. :) Cheers! Steve -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- steve.resnick@f105.n143.z1.FIDONET.ORG - or - apple!camphq!105!steve.resnick Flames, grammar errors, spelling errrors >/dev/nul The Asylum OS/2 BBS - (408)263-8017 IFNA 1:143/105.0
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!att!linac!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!apple!vsi1!octopus!stever From: stever@Octopus.COM (Steve Resnick ) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: Can std-io be a *binary* file? Message-ID: <1990Nov1.162644.25372@Octopus.COM> Date: 1 Nov 90 16:26:44 GMT References: <22926@grebyn.com> <11280@hubcap.clemson.edu> Reply-To: stever@octopus.UUCP (Steve Resnick ) Organization: Octopus Enterprises, Cupertino CA Lines: 29