Message-ID:	<CVKFqLAZ$CFzEwdp@darkblak.demon.co.uk>
Date:	Wed, 26 Feb 1997 12:43:05 +0000
To:	opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net
From:	"Ian 'DrDebug' Day" <Ian AT darkblak DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
Subject:	Re: [opendos] [OpenDOS] Wishlist part 2
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On Tue, 25 Feb 1997 at 13:25:42,  wrote:
>! - valid filename character
>@ - valid filename character - also used for response files
># - valid filename character
>% - environment var dereferencer
>^ - 4DOS command separator character (Also doorway.exe uses it)
>& - Lets reserve this baby for future background processing :o)
>* - wildcard.  Try DIR *
>
>A better candidate would be then YEN symbol.  :o)

Nah, lets go right out the window and go for the UK pounds symbol.

Mostly you can only type it from the UK keyboards, unless you use the
ALT-156 combination, so the support calls would be really low on that
feature  :)

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