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From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: command shells--not all Shareware
Message-ID: <35800@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 21 Oct 89 01:06:13 GMT
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In article <11306@smoke.BRL.MIL> gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn) writes:
>[...]
>It's hard to implement a nice UNIXy shell on the IIGS because of lack of
>multitasking, although there are several attempts that rely on, in effect,
>"chaining" shell->program->shell etc. to simulate subprocesses.  ProSel-16,
>DAVEX, ECP-16, and maybe other (generally shareware) products can be found
>on most large commercial information services.  I think most of them are
>not APW-compatible, though, which is a problem.

Just to clarify a couple of things:  Davex is indeed Shareware, and it runs
under ProDOS 8 (it's a DAL Systems product).  ProSel 16 is *commercial*, by
Glen Bredon, and available directly from him (not on any legitimate online
service, except as uploaded by Glen in encrypted form).  ECP 16 is, I believe
Freeware these days (please correct me if I'm wrong, anybody).  ProSel 16
and ECP 16 are APW-compatible *to a degree* (not enough that you can run
the APW/ORCA editor or languages from them, though).
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