Museum Report: 26 August 2020
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Fri Aug 28 18:33:46 EDT 2020
Opened up around 12:45p after checking in at "Hotel".
Only one young couple visited with only mild interest.
In talking privately with Tony Bogan, it was pointed out that "auto-loading" Windows 3.1 on the IBM PS2
defeats the purpose of illustrating that Windows of that era was not a stand-a-lone application and must be loaded over top of DOS.
With that in mind, I reversed my "DOH" boo boo by editing of the AUTOEXEC.BAT, but with a twist.
I used the CHOICE.COM command and added a "choice" of whether you want to load Windows right away, or not [Y,N],
or allow the option to time out in to a DOS prompt.
Once that happens, CLS or the clear screen command clears the screen and echos:
"Load Windows at any Time by typing WIN".
This gives more options.
Bill Inderrieden
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