Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!ucsd!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!megatek!eta!hollen From: hollen@eta.megatek.uucp (Dion Hollenbeck) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: What is 4DOS? Message-ID: <878@megatek.UUCP> Date: 5 Jan 90 14:37:35 GMT References: <9001021637.AA00268@krefcom.UUCP> Sender: news@megatek.UUCP Lines: 33 From article <9001021637.AA00268@krefcom.UUCP>, by jrichert@krefcom.UUCP (Jan Richert): > I've heard about a replacement for COMMAND.COM called 4DOS. > Could anyone describe the features of 4DOS and tell me where > 4DOS can be obtained from? > Features : Smaller and faster. Swaps itself out to EMS or disk as directed. More options on all built-in commands. Better batch file processing (more logic, CALL, more parameters) "alias" command Easily settable environment size. Command line recall and editing. UNIX-like regexp parsing and wildcarding Can be obtained from: J.P. Software P.O. Box 1470 East Arlington, Ma. 02174 Demo versions are available on lots of BBS, but since I am not a BBS nut, I am sorry I cannot tell you what ones. This is a fantastic product. I have no connection with JP other than as a satisfied user. Dion Hollenbeck (619) 455-5590 x2814 Megatek Corporation, 9645 Scranton Road, San Diego, CA 92121 uunet!megatek!hollen or hollen@megatek.uucp