[arachne] Re: DOS screen colours (was Re: DOS antivirus)

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Hi Folks,

On Thu, 28 May 2009 17:20:05 +0000
"Udo Kuhnt" <048321887-0001@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > Most people just assume a black screen HAS to be DOS!
> > Rob
> 
> That is funny indeed. I infer that if those people could see Enhanced
> DR-DOS with its user-selectable screen colours boot, they would
> probably assume that it is *not* DOS what they see. ;-)

   Screen colours are user-selectable in most DOS. 
 
> I wonder what they would think about a graphical DOS application like
> Arachne or Ghostwriter. They'd probably think the computer is running
> Windows.

   I suspect that "most" users would assume that any computer is running 
Windows, regardless of the software on the screen. For "most" people, that is a 
non-question.

   Except the commandline prompt, of course.

Regards,
        Ron

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