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> Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 10:25:57 -0600
> From: JT Williams <jeffw AT darwin DOT sfbr DOT org>
> 
> Are there *any* advantages (other than being able to run DOS batch
> files), to loading bash on top of command.com?

Not that I know of.

> IOW, is there any good reason *not* to load bash as your primary
> shell?

Some DOS-extended programs don't live well with being run from a DPMI
program.