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Article #976Re: 4DOS diversion (Was Re: A batch programming contest for you)
From: Tony Porczyk
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 00:26
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 00:26
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ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) writes: >In article <1992Aug18.162657.27453@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> bx304@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Jeff Epler) writes: >>But *why* would you want to put yourself through the pain and agony of >>doing such a thing, when if you but 4DOS you can just say %@ext[%1] and >>be done with it... >Oh no, not again :-). Ok, I'll bite. Another case of 4DOS vs MsDos >for alt.religion.computers :-) :-). Why even use 4DOS and a PC when >one can use a Sun mainframe :-). Why even use a computer. There is >no end to this tack. I have a string feeling you are confused. 4DOS is not a replacement of MSDOS, it is a complement of it, just like COMMAND.COM is, of which it is a replacement. It has all the functionality and compatibility with it, but adds some features which enhance _MSDOS_. It does not require any more hardware or any different hardware. I found your reply to be either uninformed (despite your being a keeper of garbo.uwasa) or misinforming. t.
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Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!decwrl!csus.edu!netcom.com!messina From: messina@netcom.com (Tony Porczyk) Subject: Re: 4DOS diversion (Was Re: A batch programming contest for you) Message-ID: <!00mmbb.messina@netcom.com> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 00:26:55 GMT Organization: Messina Software References: <1992Aug18.052017.3758@uwasa.fi> <1992Aug18.162657.27453@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> <1992Aug18.202012.27541@uwasa.fi> Lines: 22