[comp.windows.ms] Windows with KORN shell

jcwasik@PacBell.COM (Joe Wasik) (06/18/91)

The MKS Toolkit is a wonderful package that brings the programmer-friendly
environment of Unix to DOS.  It even allows you to override command.com with
Unix' init, Unix' login, and Unix' Korn shell.

However, the Korn shell won't allow me to start Windows.  It simply runs
for a second or two, then drops back to the prompt.  There is no problem
at all in running Korn shell from Windows.

A work-around is to start DOS with command.com and then start Korn shell
as another program.  Then, when Windows is needed, it's possible to exit back
to command.com and start Windows.

There must be a better way.  Does anyone know one?  Or are being a programmer
and a user just mutually exclusive?

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Joe Wasik, Pac*Bell, 2600 Camino Ramon, Rm 4E750V, San Ramon, CA (415)823-2422
email: jcwasik@clib.PacBell.COM or [...]!pacbell!clib!jcwasik

jcwasik@PacBell.COM (Joe Wasik) (06/18/91)

In article <9035@pbhyf.PacBell.COM> jcwasik@PacBell.COM (Joe Wasik) writes:
>However, the Korn shell won't allow me to start Windows.

Found the answer in the FAQ.  Thank you for not flaming.

On the other hand, if starting Windows from ksh is possible without ever
going through command.com, how do we now take advantage of DOS 5.0's
features, i.e. loadhigh print, graphics, mirror, etc ?

-- 
Joe Wasik, Pac*Bell, 2600 Camino Ramon, Rm 4E750V, San Ramon, CA (415)823-2422
email: jcwasik@clib.PacBell.COM or [...]!pacbell!clib!jcwasik