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Re: Workarounds for the pipe character problem
- To: <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Subject: Re: Workarounds for the pipe character problem
- From: "Chuck Higgins" <chuck dot higgins at ntlworld dot com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 01:51:32 +0100
> Why isn't using rxvt instead a sufficient workaround? Is there is any
> reason to use a "DOS box under windows" given that rxvt is available
> as an alternative?
>
> I'm not trying to be antagonistic, I honestly want to know.
That's ok, I didn't think you were being antagonistic, it's a reasonable
question.
Well, I think some people might want to use a DOS box for compatibility with
DOS programs, the ones that use int 0x10 or access the 'hardware' for
console I/O. Anyway, even if that's not an issue for most people, people
might as well have a choice.
Would including XKEYB in the distribution be an option? It seems like a
simple way to allow people to work around a number of problems with
KEYB.COM.
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