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Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 00:18:11 +0000
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On 25 Feb 97 at 13:25, mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on. wrote:

>Subject: [opendos] [OpenDOS] Wishlist part 2 

I don't suppose someone could forward me a copy of the original 
wishlist? Just I'm gonna be maintaining the FAQ here, I am told, and 
it might have a place in there (depending on how big it is!)

Hello everyone, by the way :-)

> Organization:  Total disorganization.

Ha ha.

> ! - 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)

I don't know about US keyboards, but my UK device has an otherwise 
useless key to the left of the 1 digit, under Esc, which has three 
symbols on it: ` =AC and |, although to get | I push shift-\. 

Perhaps a use could be made for the =AC character? I've no idea how 
it'll come out on your machines, but on my system it's a top right 
hand corner of a single thickness ASCII box!

ABW
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