Hello Jerry - At 11:25 PM 10/6/02 -600, you wrote:
>Why are there so many shells? Does our choice and use of these somehow give >us a special identity -- like those cute remarks on T-shirts and bumper >stickers? Or the neighborhoods we choose to live in, the careers we >might pursue, or the styles with which we decorate our homes? I want >to know. It fascinates me. Often the only 'motivation' for writing free software is the existence of free source code to modify rather than start with a blank page. There were few alternate 'DOS' until source for DRDOS and FreeDOS was made available - now there is an endless stream of dos-wannabe's and embedded DOS etc. >Tell me about what DOS shells (if any) >that *you* have used over the years or would recommend to others. I've always used Gazelle Systems QDII and QDIII. They went out of business, then returned with a new owner but I've not checked on the new company for a year or more now. >And tell me what you think of those I've mentioned, if that interests >you, and if you're familiar with them. Desk2 is quite useable if you want mouseable. The newer SEAL is very good looking but a resource hog. Volkov Commander is mentioned often and is quite small/fast and useful. Charles Angelich The Ghost in the Machine! DOS and W31 Tech website: http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost Stories, poems, music, and photos website: http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/faf To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
