Posted by Neredbojias on 07/10/07 18:16

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:00:09
GMT Toby A Inkster scribed:

> Neredbojias wrote:
>
>> Sure, forgot that, and I used it extensively in the DOS days. It's
>> possible that, combined, I had the biggest config.sys and
>> autoexec.bat pair in the world... <g>
>
> My "autoexec.bat" had only one or two lines: it simply launched a
> compiled executable "autoexec.exe", which was a compiled BASIC
> application offering a menu allowing you to mount additional
> (Doublespace/Drivespace) volumes, launch commonly used programs or
> break out into command.com.

I had a similar program which compiled batch files. Although I never used
it for a majority "autoexec", I did call a few flavors from the
autoexec.bat without a hitch.

I also remember the doublespace-to-drivespace "upgrade"... In a way, DOS
was more interesting but I don't miss it. I think it can be compared to
non-doctyped html vs 4.01 strict. At least it could be manipulated in many
interesting ways.

--
Neredbojias
A self-made man who worships his creator

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