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From: George Kinney <GKinney AT nextransport DOT com>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Common DOS programs in DJGPP
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 09:20:03 -0400
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>On Thu, 14 Sep 2000 17:10:09 GMT, AndrewJ
><luminous-is AT REMOVE DOT home DOT com> wrote:
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>>...console programs don't run in a DOS box.
>>They run in Win32 console mode.
>
>I knew that, but why does a Win32 console window in Windows 95,
>Windows 98, or Windows NT 4 say "MS-DOS" in the upper left corner?

Because that's the description applied to the shortcut you used to
start the DOS session. (look at the properties for dosprmpt.lnk)


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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;On Thu, 14 Sep 2000 17:10:09 GMT, AndrewJ</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;&lt;luminous-is AT REMOVE DOT home DOT com&gt; wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;&gt;...console programs don't run in a DOS box.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;&gt;They run in Win32 console mode.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;I knew that, but why does a Win32 console window in Windows 95,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>&gt;Windows 98, or Windows NT 4 say &quot;MS-DOS&quot; in the upper left corner?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Because that's the description applied to the shortcut you used to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>start the DOS session. (look at the properties for dosprmpt.lnk)</FONT>
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