Re: config.sys comment lines

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From: Steve Resnick
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 1990 20:07

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In article <2s7cT1w163w@wvus.wciu.edu> pete@wvus.wciu.edu (Pete Gregory) writes:
>Hi, netters!  A quick question:
>
>Is there a way to put comment lines in config.sys?
>
>Ignorant minds want to know...
> 

DOS 2.0 - 3.3 didn't have a comment character or keyword for config.sys.
This doesn't mean you can't get comments, you just get complaints about 'em.

I frequently need to switch back and forth between using QEMM and TDH386
drivers. Rather than keep to config.sys files, I just "comment" them out
using a ": " the the start of the line. This is under DOS 3.3. Under DOS 4
you can place REM blah blah blah statements in config.sys with no error 
messages.

Hope this helps....
Steve

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Subject: Re: config.sys comment lines
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