From: king621@comcast.net   
      
   On 4/27/2019 2:32 AM, JJ wrote:   
   > On Sat, 27 Apr 2019 00:23:52 -0700, bilsch wrote:   
   >> Something is going wrong when config.sys is processed but the messages   
   >> flash by and are lost.  I can use PAUSE in autoexec.bat but not in   
   >> config.sys. Any suggestions how I can get these messages from config.sys   
   >> processing?   
   >   
   > Not possible.   
   >   
   > To capture the standard output or the screen, you'll have to use a third   
   > party tool, or make your own if there isn't one already.   
   >   
   > Pausing/prompting each non empty CONFIG.SYS line is possible only on MS/PC   
   > DOS v7.x, or FreeDOS. Older/other versions will have to use a third party   
   > tool. On MS-DOS 7.x, you'll have to manually activate the prompt via the   
   > boot menu which can be accessed by holding down the CTRL key or tapping the   
   > F8 key after the BIOS screen is shown, until the boot menu is shown.   
   >   
   > For the tool to pause CONFIG.SYS, I've found PAUSE.SYS from PC-Magazine:   
   >   
   > https://books.google.com/books?id=uummfdS7yF8C&pg=PT325&hl=en   
   >   
   hello,  thanks for the link to the listing of PAUSE.SYS.  I just created   
   the program from the listing - it works fine.   
      
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