From: rednoise9@rednoise9.invalid   
      
   On 24 Oct 2025, Eirik =?UTF-8?B?w5h2ZXJieQ==?=   
    wrote in alt.msdos.batch:   
      
   > Hola!   
   >   
   > I'm an old fart who, like so many other old farts, (re)discovered   
   > DOS and old PCs and all the fun and non-fun that go with it. I was   
   > pretty excited to sign up for eternal-september and get back into   
   > News, and alt.msdos.batch sounded real promising because, well,   
   > I'm writing a lot of .BAT files now. Just like I did in my   
   > pre-teen years. :D   
   >   
   > But most of the talk here is about Windows batch files. Which,   
   > last I checked, bears but a faint resemblance to MS-DOS .BAT   
   > files.   
      
   Incorrect.   
      
   > Is this just how it has become, or is there some other group where   
   > actual MS-DOS batch stuff is discussed?   
   >   
   > Or alternatively, is all that is needed someone to ask/talk about   
   > it for this group to reclaim its former glory? :)   
      
   Most of what you know about DOS batch files also applies to Windows and   
   vice versa. There is little need to separate the discussions.   
      
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