Subj : Re: Copy to file or directory? Help? Calling MS-Dos? To : Klaus Meinhard From : meirman Date : Sun Feb 03 2002 07:21 am From: meirman@f3.n342.z1.cereal.mv.com (meirman) Subject: Re: Copy to file or directory? Help? Calling MS-Dos? From: meirman In comp.os.msdos.4dos on Sun, 3 Feb 2002 09:30:09 +0100 "Klaus Meinhard" posted: >meirman, > >> >I've used some dos6 commands, but in what way am I running version 6 >> >of Dos? Is it just that I've used some commands like smartdrv, >himem, >> >and emm386? >> >> I've thought about this some more, and it occurs to me that 4DOS still >> uses the io.sys and msdos.sys files, which are I suppose specifically >> version 6! >> >> I suppose that's how it knows. > >The essential _operating system_ consists of just io.sys and (in that >version) msdos.sys. The operating system will return the version info if >asked via the right interrupt. That is what 4dos does and reports. I get it. > >What MS calls MS-DOS and some people mistake for the operationg system >is a bundle of operating system, a command processor, a few external >commands or utils, possibly a programming language (BASIC) and a few >further files. Well I never counted basic! Actually I did count command.com. meirman@QQQerols.com If you email me, please let me know whether remove the QQQ or not you are posting the same letter. -- |Fidonet: meirman 1:342/3 | | Origin: The Cereal Port BBS (603)899-3335 199.125.78.133 (1:132/152) --- # Origin: (1:132/152.4) * Origin: Baddog BBS (1:218/903) .