Subj : Re: Ms-Dos 4.0 Open-Sourced
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : mary4
Date : Sun May 12 2024 03:06:34

 MP> I may think it was introduced in 5.0 because I was using multiple
 MP> environments.  Come to think of it, I think back in my 5.0 days I was
 MP> still doing that with batch files, like...
 MP>  
 MP> TOxxx.BAT - prepare the system to run xxx by backing up the current
 MP> AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS, copying the ones for xxx into place, and
 MP> then reboot the system.
 MP>  
 MP> TODV.BAT - prepare the system to work as normal by backing up, copying
 MP> the normal files used with Desqview into place, and rebooting.
 MP>  
 MP> So I am sure you (and the internet) are likely correct.  ;)
 MP>  
 MP> BTW, 'xxx' was most often, but not always, SimCity 2000.  ;)
 MP>  
i made a FreeDOS 1.x updater in freedos batch it's pretty neat! :D

--mary4 (Victoria Crenshaw) the 286 enthusiast

.... DOS=HIGH?  I knew it was on something...

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