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From: leefi@microsoft.UUCP (Lee Fisher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: re: DOS 4.0
Summary: distinguishing text -vs- graphics for the MS-DOS 4.00 Shell
Message-ID: <1664@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 31 Jul 88 19:58:08 GMT
References: <22f07270@ralf>
Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA
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In article <22f07270@ralf>, Ralf.Brown@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU writes:
>
> Has anyone else noticed the 7/25 _InfoWorld_ cover story on DOS 4.0's 
> shell? The text and captions say the shell is text-based, but both 
> photos show graphics icons, menu "buttons", check marks, etc....  Sure 
> looks like it's running in graphics mode (assuming the photos really are 
> of the DOS 4.0 shell and not the Presentation Manager....).

The MS-DOS 4.00 Shell looks much like the PM shell when on an EGA or
VGA (and perhaps the 8514/a, although I'm not sure), coming up in EGA
graphics mode. It has all those icons for files and directories and
such. On a CGA or monochrome system, it comes up in 80x25 text mode,
not in graphics mode. The interface is similar, but no graphics.

The design goal was to come up with a user interface that looks like
the PM environment, allowing users to have an easy transition from
MS-DOS to MS OS/2, and all that.

Please note my disclaimer, below.

-Lee
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