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DOS prompt from external programm (Developers)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 01.10.2020, 00:44

The main use of COMMAND.COM specifically is batch (.BAT) files. So, if you don't need that compatibility, you can use any shell.

One old one that FreeDOS sometimes linked to was Dog, which was very small because it offloaded all internal commands to external utilities. So you could also try that, maybe.

There was also Gcom. Remember that these are incomplete, especially in internal commands and .BAT compatibility.

I already mentioned 0.82pl3 + KSSF/VSPAWN (e.g. BARE_DOS), so I assume you either tried that or just weren't interested.

EDIT: I always forget 4DOS because I prefer FreeCOM, but (IIRC) it had optional swapping (disk, EMS, XMS). Not sure what you can do for EMS on a 186 without actual hardware EMS, but maybe try TSR EMS Magic (uses conventional memory)?

Complete thread:

• DOS prompt from external programm - GizMo79, 29.09.2020, 22:21 (Developers)
  • DOS prompt from external programm - tom, 30.09.2020, 17:16
    • DOS prompt from external programm - tom, 30.09.2020, 17:23
  • DOS prompt from external programm - tkchia, 30.09.2020, 18:19
    • DOS prompt from external programm - Rugxulo, 01.10.2020, 00:44
      • DOS prompt from external programm - tkchia, 01.10.2020, 18:20
      • DOS prompt from external programm - GizMo79, 04.10.2020, 12:10
        • DOS prompt from external programm - Rugxulo, 09.10.2020, 07:15
      • DOS prompt from external programm - GizMo79, 04.10.2020, 12:16
        • DOS prompt from external programm - Rugxulo, 09.10.2020, 07:16
  • DOS prompt from external programmg - DosWorld, 10.10.2020, 13:17