Thanks, Ralf:
It seems you have never used DOS before (or only a very long time ago).
I was using DOS raw in my daily tasks over three decades ago!
That "INSTALL" you are referring to is a special config.sys command to
install (load) device drivers and such. It has nothing to do with
"installing an app" (there is strictly seen nothing that needs to be
"installed" in DOS, unlike in a lot of newer OS).
I've found an ambiguity in the instructions, that can cause confusion!
.BAT is (along with .COM and .EXE) a direct executable file. However to
run directly executable files (like the GEM.BAT you mentioned) you
either have to
- provide the full path (like "\fdos\opengem\gem.bat" to start it (if
that folder has been previously been extracted), or
- change in the opengem folder (with "cd opengem") and type "gem.bat"
- or simply type "gem.bat" if the folder with that executable files is
"in the path" (which is an environment variable and you can check that
by simply typing "path")
Thank you; it's all coming back to me (murkily)!
:-)
B.
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