Subj : Retro DOS
To   : Dumas Walker
From : Jcurtis
Date : Thu May 15 2025 01:54 pm

 Re: Re: Most memorable modern
 By: Dumas Walker to JCURTIS on Thu May 15 2025 10:41 am

> IIRC, there was some way to copy text in a DV window, but whatever you were
> trying to paste it into would need to be "DV-aware" (I think) in order to
> accept the text.

Right. And DESQTMP?.??? files. DV traps them to a special directory where you can read them as if they exist in your current directory. Might be useful.


> If your telnet client supports zmodem downloads

Not internally. It can shell to DOS though. Maybe DOS rz/sz if there is such a thing.


> I am pretty sure that SLMR and other older DOS QWK packet
> readers used to work under DV.

SLMR was my favorite way back when. But that's for later. Right now I'm having too much fun the hard way.


> As you have some networking going on, you could also up/download your QWK
> packets to/from the bbs via ftp.

The Novell DOS FTP client works with my linux FTP server. My client is behind a firewall though. Not sure if that's a problem. I'll see.


> QWK readers (usually) allow you to change the conference number that you
> are going to put your reply into.

Good to know, if I ever get back to SLMR.

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