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Command line interpreter
4DOS is a command-line interpreter by JP Software, designed to replace the default command interpreter COMMAND.COM in MS-DOS and Windows. It was written by Rex C. Conn and Tom Rawson and first released in 1989. Compared to the default, it has a large number of enhancements. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: 4DOSA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Child as ThinkerThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: Take Command ConsoleA closely related topic
- Go sideways: 4OS2A closely related topic
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đź“š Books worth reading
Child as ThinkerSara Meadows · 1993
Essential System AdministrationÆleen Frisch · 1991
Solid state physicsNeil W. Ashcroft · 1976
Game TheoryDrew Fudenberg, Jean Tirole · 1991
GFA-Basic-Wegweiser-KomplettkursEkkehard Kaier, Ulrich Peters · 1988
Beakman's WorldJok Church, Stephanie Phillips · 1993
Microsoft MS-DOSMicrosoft Press · 1987- 📕Shareware plusDavid D. Busch · 1991
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