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Article #3330Re: Command.com and a message
From: Malcolm Reeves
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 1990 16:57
Date: Sat, 08 Dec 1990 16:57
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From article <67560@unix.cis.pitt.edu>, by kwgst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Karol W Gieszczykiewicz): The simplest reminder for a shell is to change the DOS prompt. This is what wordperfect does and several other programs. You can "exec" the prompt command from your own program.
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arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc!ubc-cs!alberta!herald.usask.ca!newsReferences:
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc!ubc-cs!alberta!herald.usask.ca!news From: reeves@dvinci (Malcolm Reeves) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Subject: Re: Command.com and a message Message-ID: <1990Dec8.165753.5007@herald.usask.ca> Date: 8 Dec 90 16:57:53 GMT References: <67560@unix.cis.pitt.edu> Sender: news@herald.usask.ca (USENET News System) Reply-To: reeves@dvinci Organization: University of Saskatchewan Lines: 5