BB> I have been reading about how all hardware is treated as a file.
 BB> (Isn't that a bit odd, come on now admit it!)

 JB> is it?

 JB>  /dev/console  is like  CON  in dos
 JB>  /dev/lp0               LPT1
 JB>  /dec/ttyS0             COM1


Oh, I finally got with the system, once I dug a bit.:)   


 JB> back in the early days dos could be configured to understand /DEV/CON
 JB> as being the console device and CON as just a regular file.

I have very hazy memories of those days.:)


 BB>> heart and soul are tied to "Peachtree' as it does all his
 BB>> inventory, books, mailing labels etc.  No app even close out
 BB>> there in Lx world.

 JB> sounds like a generic business database application.
 JB> there may be commercial applications that come close, the price could
 JB> be a shock as, I think, they're targeted at larger organisations.

Seems to be the case.  At any rate taking a break from lx for a while.:)



 
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