michaelm@bcsaic.UUCP (03/03/87)
In the Feb. '87 issue of Dr. Dobbs Journal, there is an ad for a book + software from the publisher. The title is "On Command: Writing a Unix-like Shell for MS-DOS." The book + sw are about $60. Before I put my money down, I'd like to hear any comments from people who know about this system. Specifically, I'd like to know: 1. Do "all" MS-DOS application programs work? Particularly those that access the keyboard directly. 2. Do tsr programs (e.g. Sidekick) still work? 3. Can programs which access extended/expanded memory still do so? 4. Do various graphics boards coexist with it? If anyone thinks there is another Un*x-like shell program that does better wrt points (1-4) than this one, I'd like to hear about that too. (Or for that matter, if there's a version of Un*x that handles those--but I think I know the answer to that.) Keep those cards and letters coming; I'll post responses if there's interest... -- Mike Maxwell Boeing Advanced Technology Center arpa: michaelm@boeing.com uucp: uw-beaver!uw-june!bcsaic!michaelm
todd@uhccux.UUCP (The Perplexed Wiz) (03/05/87)
In article <476@bcsaic.UUCP> michaelm@bcsaic.UUCP (Michael Maxwell) writes: >In the Feb. '87 issue of Dr. Dobbs Journal, there is an ad for a book + >software from the publisher. The title is "On Command: Writing a Unix-like >Shell for MS-DOS." The book + sw are about $60. Before I put my money down, >I'd like to hear any comments from people who know about this system. I played with a bunch of UNIX-like shells for PC/MS-DOS about 18 months ago. I think I even tried the one DDJ is advertising now. They all worked as advertised. However, all of them interacted with at least one major program I wanted to use. Most TSR programs tend to have problems with at least one other application....todd