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Brian Inglis wrote:
> <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com> wrote:
>> fdonahoe AT wilkes DOT edu wrote:
>>>
>>... snip ...
>>>
>>> 2. Maybe I'm not working under DOS after all.  The window
>>> is opened by a shortcut to "comd.exe" for the simple reason
>>> that I could not get doskey to work in a "command.com"
>>> window.
>>
>> Now that 4dos (v 7.50) is free, there is no longer any excuse
>> for any DJGPP user not installing it.  See <http://jpsoft.com>.
>> Eschew Microsoft products.
> 
> Except bash has been available as a DJGPP package for ages and is
> a more compatible and functional shell than command replacements.

More compatible for *Ix users, certainly.  I don't know about
functional.  I find 4dos extremely easy to use, and the instant
help gets newbies going rapidly.  Have you ever tried it out
seriously?  Remember you can't really have background operations
under MsDos.

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