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6 total messages Started by Gerald Bryan (Denver) Mon, 26 Feb 1990 19:25
MS-DOS Batch files
#1346
Author: Gerald Bryan (Denver)
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1990 19:25
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Does anyone know of a batch file executor that looks like UNIX's Bourne
shell but runs under MS-DOS ?  Or of any similarly powerful batch file
executors ?

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Re: MS-DOS Batch files
#1354
Author: John E. Koontz X5180
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 1990 23:27
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In article <360@tau-ceti.isc-br.com>, geraldb@tau-ceti.isc-br.com (Gerald Bryan (Denver)) writes:
> Does anyone know of a batch file executor that looks like UNIX's Bourne
> shell but runs under MS-DOS ?  Or of any similarly powerful batch file
> executors ?

You might want to look at the MKS Toolkit (Korn Shell) or at Polytron's 
PolyShell (modified Bourne Shell).

Mortice Kern Systems, Inc.
35 King Street North
Waterloo, Ontario N2J 2W9
Canada

519-884-2251

Polytron
1700 NW 167th Place
Beaverton, OR  97006

800-547-4000

Both packages are carried by programming-oriented discounters, and it would
be cheaper to buy that way.

It seems to me that I've seen a comparative review somewhere recently, but
I don't recollect where.
Re: MS-DOS Batch files
#1359
Author: Sam Lin
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1990 06:09
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In article <360@tau-ceti.isc-br.com> geraldb@tau-ceti.isc-br.com (Gerald Bryan (Denver)) writes:
>Does anyone know of a batch file executor that looks like UNIX's Bourne
>shell but runs under MS-DOS ?  Or of any similarly powerful batch file
>executors ?
>

There was a recent posting of the source code for the Bourne shell,
ported from Minix to MS-DOS in either comp.sources.misc or
comp.sources.unix (I forgot which one).
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Re: MS-DOS Batch files
#1417
Author: Jim Dumser
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1990 17:02
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In article <360@tau-ceti.isc-br.com> geraldb@tau-ceti.isc-br.com (Gerald Bryan (Denver)) writes:
>Does anyone know of a batch file executor that looks like UNIX's Bourne
>shell but runs under MS-DOS ?  Or of any similarly powerful batch file
>executors ?

sh_dos was recently posted to comp.sources.misc.  It's a DOS implementation
of the Minix sh shell.  Of course you'll have to get your own set of
Unix-like commands to go along with it, but these are pretty much
everywhere.

Jim

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Re: MS-DOS Batch files
#1412
Author: John R. Dudeck
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 1990 04:30
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>In article <360@tau-ceti.isc-br.com>, geraldb@tau-ceti.isc-br.com (Gerald Bryan (Denver)) writes:
>> Does anyone know of a batch file executor that looks like UNIX's Bourne
>> shell but runs under MS-DOS ?  Or of any similarly powerful batch file
>> executors ?

The C/Utilities Toolchest from MIX Software, Inc. includes a very good Bourne
shell, along with over 40 Unix-like commands.  It costs $19.95, and you can
get the source code for the shell for $10 more.  Their address is:

Mix Software
1132 Commerce Drive
Richardson TX 75081
Tel: 1-800-333-0330

I have no connection with Mix.  I just bought the package and use it for
some of its commands, such as grep, cat, diff, and pr.  Actually you can
set up a very Unix-like environment if you use the shell.


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Re: MS-DOS Batch files
#1451
Author: Dave Cohen
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 1990 20:59
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In article <2659@alpha.cam.nist.gov>, koontz@cam.nist.gov (John E.
Koontz X5180) writes:
> It seems to me that I've seen a comparative review somewhere recently, but
> I don't recollect where.
> 

PC-Week 2/12/90 has a review of these shells...

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