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Date: 20 May 2004 08:28:54 +0200
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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT gnu DOT org>
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> From: "Gisle Vanem" <giva AT bgnett DOT no>
> Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 00:23:42 +0200
> 
> Use CMD/4NT strictly for running Win32 console and GUI mode 
> programs. Use command.com or 4DOS strictly for DOS programs.

Sure, but this needs elaborate setup, which is not entirely
appropriate when one works on many different machines on a
more-or-less random basis.  It is good for a personal workstation,
though, so thanks for bringing this up.

> And no flicker and dissappearing scroll-bar.

Does that mean that you can scroll the window where you run
command.com?

> BTW. The only DOS program I use in 4NT is the djgpp man 1.3 program 
> (since I didn't find any good Cygwin or MingW substitute). Good job Eli,
> but this has it quirks.

I'd be interested to hear about those quirks (assuming that it means
that the `man' clone needs some non-trivial trickery to setup and/or
use).