ms said:
When you say "console", isn't that the screen seen when going to a DOS
prompt in W9X, not a true DOS prompt (restart, F8...)?
I'd include the word "window" for the other. Eg, open a DOS window. I
attempted to Google after you posted, to see what common usage is, and
looks to be standard to do it that way. That is, the results showed that
when it's within Windows environment that's being discussed, the word
"console" is not used alone, but instead more like: "DOS console window."
And next, to Google for the usage you quoted me on, I saw a good number
of hits for "DOS + Console + boot."
The best definition of console? I don't have a good technical dictionary
at easy grasp. One place I looked, it started talking about UNIX, and
ancient times, and AFAIR, maybe about terminals, too. Now, for a truly
accurate definition? I'll trust JanC's reply in this thread: "It can be
just about every human-computer interface..."
Oh, and I wouldn't even mind if my use could be argued totally incorrect.
After all, I can always rely on the Alice's Walrus Defense.