Re: [Freedos-user] DOG version 0.8.4b released

Rugxulo: > I know PowerShell is default now (written in C#, also has > a Linux port), but I never used it. Yes, and it has a philosophy entirely alien to the way I see the commant prompt: everyting is an object, instead of everyting is a (text) file. I believe in a simple, concise, lightweight, a

Re: [Freedos-user] DOG version 0.8.4b released

Wolf Bergenheim to Anton Shepelev: > > > Without parameters BP puts ASCII character 07h into > > > stdout, causing a beep as long as the ANSI driver is > > > loaded. > > > > [...] the reference to the ANSI driver makes no sense: > > as long as what duration? > > From the Cambridge Dictionary >

Re: [Freedos-user] DOG version 0.8.4b released

Roger: > "DOG is a DOS SHELL, or command interpreter. DOG works on > most, if not all flavors of DOG." > > So, this is pun at DOS for being a dog? ;-) This is found > on the Github page. > > Think you meant to state, "DOG is a DOS shell or command > interpreter. DOG shell works on most, if not al

Re: [Freedos-user] One use case for FreeDos

Anton Shepelev: > Jim Hall: > > > No ChatGPT assistant/coauthor. > > "Doesn't have ChatGPT or a co-author tool" is actually not > a problem for a professional writer. It can actually be a > bonus. :-) Yes, but the temptation to use such a tool is great, and the commerical pressure quite strong. I

Re: [Freedos-user] One use case for FreeDos

Dan Schmidt: > Now, I might have gone with WordPerfect 6 instead of > WordStar 4, but the idea itself is solid: A computer that > you just use for writing, sans distractions. No YouTube, > no Email, no Facebook -- you sit -- you write. I mean, > it's hard to argue it didn't work well for this guy