Re: DOS Windows

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Jorge wrote:

Other than the "debug" notification within AOL, whenever a computer
response if displayed in a DOS window, the window blanks out before I can
read the message. For instance, in the "run" window I typed "ping [ip
address]" the result appeared and disappeared before I could read it.

Try running cmd to start a DOS shell to run DOS programs instead.

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