Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 13:49:30 +0300 (IDT)
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On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Daniel Barker wrote:

> The most serious problem I find with Windows 98 as a programming
> environment is the tragically limited "DOS box". I never thought I would
> come to advocate "xterm", but it is so much better than the DOS command
> box that, indeed, I do.

Well, how about writing a free xterm clone for Windows?  It shouldn't
be too hard to do, if all you want is the basic functionality like
history, colors and clipboard support.  Heck, it could be even written
in DJGPP, except that then you will be unable to run 16-bit DPMI
programs from it.

Let's *do* something about the deficiencies instead of just telling
about them ;-).

> re-size the terminal window by dragging its edges.

This is available with the Windows DOS box as well.