DOS apps and XP (was: Now that was strange...)

Mon Oct 23 08:48:55 PDT 2006

Quoting Jay R. Ashworth (Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:28:43 -0400):
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> So cmd.exe is a native program, and command.com is itself a 16-bit app
> that runs in a dos box.  Interesting point; hadn't thought about it
> that way...

Correct.  cmd.exe is a 32-bit Windows console application (just as
is the Windows version of filePro), while command.com is a 16-bit
DOS application (as was the filePro from days of lore).

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DOS apps and XP (was: Now *that* was strange...)

DOS apps and XP (was: Now that was strange...)