I found this interesting text in the 1batfaq.txt file found in the
tsbat62 archive by prof. Timo Salmi (date 22 sep -00).
90. Isn't MS-DOS dead with W2K? So why bother with MS-DOS batches?
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Good question, but why would that be the case? The _relative_ number
of Windows 2000 users is likely to grow drastically. But if history
is anything to go by, the _absolute_ number of MS-DOS users will not
go down, maybe even the contrary. The old PC base is just too large.
This is corroborated by the observation that e.g. Garbo archive's
MS-DOS section downloads are level or higher than ever before,
despite everything that has happened on the PC / Windows scene.
There are from 2000 up to 10000 MS-DOS related downloads from Garbo
MS-DOS archives each and every day. That's still far from dead even
if it is obvious that some quarters actively try to bury it.
