old green dos
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add to autoexec.bat
PROMPT $p$g$e[0;32;40m
just for info....
****************
0= no change
1=bold text
2= normal text
4= underline
5= blink text
7=inverz. text
8=hide text
*****************
color text
30 - balck
31 - red
32 - green
34 - blue
35 - margenta
36 - cian
37 - white
color bacground
40 - black
41 - red
42 - green
43 - yelow
44 - blue
45 - margenta
46 - cian
47 white
add to config.sys
device=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\ansi.sys
device=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\display.sys con=(ega,,1)
PROMPT $p$g$e[0;32;40m
just for info....
****************
0= no change
1=bold text
2= normal text
4= underline
5= blink text
7=inverz. text
8=hide text
*****************
color text
30 - balck
31 - red
32 - green
34 - blue
35 - margenta
36 - cian
37 - white
color bacground
40 - black
41 - red
42 - green
43 - yelow
44 - blue
45 - margenta
46 - cian
47 white
add to config.sys
device=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\ansi.sys
device=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\display.sys con=(ega,,1)
HippyWarlock
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Buy an old monitor
Get an old DEC monitor, lovely green n black... I remember when it was all green........
Get an old DEC monitor, lovely green n black... I remember when it was all green........
ANSI.SYS must be loaded for the PROMPT trick to work - and ANSI.SYS must be about the first known exploit, as keys can be programmed to insert commands like DELETE *.* (this was called an ANSI BOMB).
There are faster/better replacements for ANSI.SYS - eg.
http://www.jumbo.com/desktop/dos/screen211/warpdrv.zip.download.htp
http://dosonly.net/videou.htm
Tons more in a google search - not chechked them out though so could be a lot of dead links.
There are faster/better replacements for ANSI.SYS - eg.
http://www.jumbo.com/desktop/dos/screen211/warpdrv.zip.download.htp
http://dosonly.net/videou.htm
Tons more in a google search - not chechked them out though so could be a lot of dead links.
Yep sure does, I use to have a Blue & Yellow C:\ when in DOS when I was using Win98 years ago.Mantra said: