From: gswan AT globalserve DOT net (George Swan)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: An updated DOS - Please discuss
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Date: 15 Sep 1999 18:27:49 -0400
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In article <7ropnf$89k$1 AT news5 DOT svr DOT pol DOT co DOT uk>,
Chris Jones <chris AT mynos DOT REMOVETHISfreeserve DOT co DOT uk> wrote:

>But also, when people suggest things like Linux, my point would be that with
>DOS, it is easy to load Windows when necessary, by just typing WIN, then
>exiting windows afterwards, and be back in DOS. To do that with Linux or any
>other operating system would require a reboot and so on.

I'm sorry Chris, I don't know where you got the idea that the GUI was
intimately tied into Linux, but that is completely false.  Whether the
user runs the X window system is totally optional.

As for using a better DOS, if it is a better command interpreter
you want there are better command interpreters than command.com
out there.   Several alternatives have already been mentioned.
But I haven't seen anyone mention the Korn shell that comes with the
MKS toolkit.  It is an excellent product.  I have been using it for
the last dozen years or so. 

I don't know how comp.os.msdos.djgpp and comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
got included but I am directing followups to just comp.os.msdos.programmer.