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To: razorboy

cmd is a 32/64 bit windows console app not a dos app.

*Why you still have environment variables for Path and Temp?*

You mean just like Unix/linux?

I was so sure that you would bring up drive letters.


121 posted on 04/24/2009 11:08:44 AM PDT by DevNet (What's past is prologue)
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To: DevNet

CMD is the remains of DOS. Those path and temp variables come straight from DOS. I notice you carefully ignored the majority of what I said. Reality is DOS is the heart of Windows. You look at any Windows Architecture diagram (like this one http://www.activewin.com/winvista/images/LonghornArch.PDC2003.png ) and you’re going to see FAT, File System Cache and IO Manager, those are the main areas where Windows feet of DOS clay (and CP/M even) live. Deny it if you want, throw insults if you must, but the truth is the truth, and the truth is Windows still sits on DOS.


123 posted on 04/24/2009 11:31:03 AM PDT by razorboy
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