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Article #40072Re: OS/2 vs. Unix
From: goldstein
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1989 18:41
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1989 18:41
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In article <8188@cg-atla.UUCP>, fredex@cg-atla.UUCP (Fred Smith) writes...
>In article <5096@blake.acs.washington.edu> djo7613@blake.acs.washington.edu (Dick O'Connor) writes:
>>
>>Ah, but it's easier *yet* to remember 'more.'
>>
>>I agree that certain UNIX commands are ugly to folks used to DOS. But
>>there are better examples to use than 'type'!!!
>
>
>That's why I wrote my own 'more' for MS-DOS !!(Because 'type' is useless, and
>the 'more' that comes with DOS isn't very much better!)
That would be nice, but (this is an unsolicited plug from a satisfied
user, just 'cause I like the product) 4DOS includes a "list" command
that blows them both away. You use the movement keys (home, end, page,
etc.) in the obvious way and exit with Esc. Binaries don't faze it
either, so you can peruse them to look at the ascii text.
Of course, the best thing about 4DOS is that it's shareware, and not too
expensive to register ($35/50 depending on if you want the manual).
Besides, it gives me sorta VMS-like command line editing. I'm surprised
not more of the shareware ads list it; I think simtel20 has it.
fred
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!aplcen!samsung!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!purdue!haven!decuac!shlump.nac.dec.com!delni.enet.dec.com!goldstein From: goldstein@delni.enet.dec.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: OS/2 vs. Unix Message-ID: <7032@shlump.nac.dec.com> Date: 20 Dec 89 18:41:03 GMT Sender: newsdaemon@shlump.nac.dec.com Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Littleton MA USA Lines: 23