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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 24 Mar 1994.
Re: Viewers??

Re: Viewers??

In article <2msa6k$6a...@hpuerci.atl.hp.com>, sw...@atl.hp.com (Sandy Morton) writes:

> In article <199...@zippy.dct.ac.uk>, mcs...@zippy.dct.ac.uk (A.Raverboy) writes:
> |> 	more > nob.txt
> 
> I would first like to say that I have no idea how to use a PC (I stick
> to UNIX).  But, I couldn't help but notice that on UNIX this command would
> destroy the nob.txt file, not view it.  Is this backwards on the PC (like
> the "/"), or should he have written "more < nob.txt"?

	Well, maybe - but I hate dos, I prefer VMS DCL.
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           mar...@zippy.dct.ac.uk     trackmaster tapes available.

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From: mcs...@zippy.dct.ac.uk (A.Raverboy)
Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art
Subject: Re: Viewers??
Message-ID: <199...@zippy.dct.ac.uk>
Date: 24 Mar 94 19:13:48 GMT
References: <g2x...@UNBSJ.CA> <199...@zippy.dct.ac.uk> <2msa6k$6a...@hpuerci.atl.hp.com>
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