AS> [hack]
AS>>> Alternatively, pick up a copy of the old DR-DOS v6.0
AS>>> handbook of 1991 time and read pages 196-198.

ml>> i might also suggest that others specify which diskcopy
ml>> command they are talking about to avoid problems and
ml>> misunderstandings in the future ;)

 AS> a.  This Echo happens to be ALT_DOS which is:-

 AS> =================== quote on ==================
 AS>      OPENDOS, FREEDOS, and Alternative DOS discussion area

right and i do run /alternative/ DOS'... one being the 4DOS command.com
replacement... another is the DOS in the OS/2 VDMs in which i also use 4DOS
;)  and then there's the stuff i run with DOSemu under linux from time to
time OB-)

 AS>            This Conference is dedicated to: Discussion of the Caldera
 AS>           OpenDOS and the FreeDOS operating systems. Posting
 AS> and discussion
 AS>           of experiences, requests for help, posting of code snippets,
 AS>           etc are encouraged. Other free DOS variants are welcomed,
 AS>           such as DOSLinux. Limit MS-DOS discussion to comparison
 AS>           of features, compatibility, etc, with an Alt-DOS.
 AS> ======================= quote off ================

that seems to cover some of the stuff that i run here...

 AS> And has been such since the days when NW-DOS was transferred
 AS> to Caldera's hands.  Therefore, there's a high probability
 AS> that the contributors will be querying - or answering queries
 AS> related to - items other than M$DO$ or PCDO$ generated.

did i mention MS or PC dos? i didn't think so ;)

 AS> b.  My response was directed to you, as you'd obviously
 AS> missed the Echo subject.

whatever >

 AS> EOT.

'k

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