From:	George Foot <mert0407 AT sable DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Socket from DOS?
Date:	23 Apr 1998 00:41:41 GMT
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On Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:01:17 GMT in comp.os.msdos.djgpp Gerhard Gruber
<sparhawk AT eunet DOT at> wrote:

: Is it possible to write programs that can run socket applications from plain
: DOS (with only the network card driver loaded)? Or do I need Windows or
: something to have a socket library available?

Of course it's possible -- anything that can be done in Windows can
also be done from DOS.

I think the djgpp port of WatTCP should let you do this.  Go to:

http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/dl/elsewhere.html

and follow the link there.

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george DOT foot AT merton DOT oxford DOT ac DOT uk

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