[Info-vax] OT: Rob Short: Operating System Evolution

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <1vnTAOhPy0M$@eisner.encompasserve.org>,
	koehler at eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org (Bob Koehler) writes:
> In article <hhtv51$bql$3 at naig.caltech.edu>, glen herrmannsfeldt <gah at ugcs.caltech.edu> writes:
>> 
>> I am now remembering renaming directories and then back again,
>> but I can't remember if it was VMS or TOPS-10.
>> 
>> The system would let you rename them, but would still remember
>> that they were directories (and not let you delete them).
> 
>    VMS will still do that.  I'm not sure about TOPS-10, but I know
>    on TOPS-20 all directory manipulation had to be donw my different
>    JSYS than other files.
>  
>> 
>> Windows accepts both CMD and BAT for command files.   I believe
>> it will run executables independent of the extension, though
>> I am not so sure about command files.
> 
>    I've never seen Windows execute anything other than .COM and
>    .EXE files.  Care to share an example?

I just took an .EXE and copied it to "testfile.wak" and while I
could not execute it from the GUI it ran fine in a COMMAND Window.
I would guess if I took the time to find out how to associate a
".WAK" file with Windows as an executable it would work fine.

bill
 

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