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Subj : Re: Re: 4NT - disable regged ver startup text?
To   : All
From : dangling joe
Date : Sat Jan 05 2002 09:38 am

From: dangling joe <dangle@joe.net>

> On Thu, 27 Dec 2001 15:50:03 -0000, dangling joe <dangle@joe.net>
> wrote:
>
> >> dangling joe (oh my, what a name),
> >>
> >> > Is there any way to turn off the text that 4NT outputs when you
> >> > start it, and start with just a prompt?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance.
> >>
> >> Put a CLS in your 4start.btm.
> >
> >I already have it there, but the text still displays for a moment,
> >before it flashes blank.  What I want is for it to -not appear
> >at all-.
>
> Why does it matter?  The only reason that I can think of is
> if you're redirecting output from a transient shell; and 4DOS
> and 4NT do not display the startup text when started in
> transient mode.
>

Because it's damned annoying, that's why.

> If you are trying to figure out how to suppress the "trial
> version" message, the solution is obvious.   <G>

I already spent a healthy paragraph saying that's not what I wanted, thanks. :P

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