From: Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: <Damian Y>  Re: It's back, but the ...
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 08:33:56 -0600
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Andrew Jones wrote:
> 
> > > I spent a few minutes in Start->Help looking for autoexec.bat.  Not that
> > > helpful.
> >
> > AUTOEXEC.BAT is a DOS feature, so you need a DOS manual.
> 
> Right... and how many people starting programming these days have one of these
> lying around?  The is a Windows world we're living in, my friend.  So, where's
> the help for them?  I only know because I started in DOS (well, QNX, but).  But
> take a 15 year old kid who's never seen a non-gui operating system in his life,
> only know the comforts of USB and plug 'n play, and ask him what AUTOEXEC.BAT
> is.

Then he must know about the search button in his web browser.  And the
web is full of people willing to help.  As long as he is willing to
learn, there's hope.

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Weiqi Gao
weiqigao AT a DOT crl DOT com