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From: cramer@kontron.UUCP (Clayton Cramer)
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Subject: Re: Bug With PC-DOS 3.1 DEL command?
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Date: Wed, 21-May-86 13:18:37 EDT
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> > ERASE works correctly -- only DEL (which should be equivalent) fails.
> > 
> > Clayton E. Cramer
> 
> Lest others be misled, I must respond.  ERASE and DEL each result in the
> SAME CODE being executed within COMMAND.COM.  DEL has worked correctly
> for me and many others for many moons now.
> 
> I suspect the problem might have had to do with some of DOS memory getting
> scribbled on, causing the DEL to work incorrectly.  I bet the ERASE command
> was tried and worked successfully after something changed -- perhaps reboot.
> 
> Was DEL then retried?  I wonder.

DEL now works reliably -- you probably have described the problem correctly.
(I sure wish the PC had memory protect -- I have no idea what program I
ran could have trashed us.)

Clayton E. Cramer