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[[Image:Operating_System.png|thumb|250px|A DOS based computer if ever there was one]]
[[Image:Operating_System.png|thumb|250px|A DOS based computer if ever there was one]]
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It is somewhat of a running gag in [[Strong Bad Email]] that [[Strong Bad]]'s computer runs on the '''[[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] operating system'''.  Every new computer that Strong Bad purchases has DOS preinstalled as the operating system, and also has the program "strongbad_email.exe".  On the [[Compy 386]], this command was stored in an unnamed drive that was accessed by the command "dir/p".  The fact that Strong Bad always uses DOS may have something to do with his preference for [[Strong Bad's Technology|old technology]].
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It is somewhat of a running gag in [[Strong Bad Email]] for [[Strong Bad]]'s computer to run the '''[[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] operating system'''.  All of Strong Bad's computers (excluding the [[Compé]], which uses a graphical interface) appear to have DOS preinstalled, and include the program "strongbad_email.exe".  On the [[Compy 386]], this command was stored in an unnamed drive that was accessed by the command "dir/p".  Strong Bad using DOS follows his preference for [[Strong Bad's Technology|old technology]].
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Note that while Strong Bad's operating system is definitely inspired by DOS, it can't be DOS itself because it has an 8 character filename limit. Strong Bad, however, is able to type commands as long as "strongbad_email.exe", which is obviously longer than that.  He is also able to insert normally off-limits characters in a file name such as "'" or the space character in the file "strongbad's email.exe".  If this filename were typed in a DOS based command-line, the computer would return that "strongbad's" is not a command.
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Note that while Strong Bad's operating system is definitely inspired by DOS, it can't be DOS itself. Even though DOS has an 8 character filename limit, Strong Bad is able to type commands as long as "strongbad_email.exe", which is obviously longer than that.  He is also able to insert normally off-limits characters in a file name such as "'" or the space character in the file "strongbad's email.exe".  If this filename were typed in a DOS based command-line, the computer would return that "strongbad's" is not a command.
==Known Commands==
==Known Commands==

Revision as of 22:33, 5 December 2009

A DOS based computer if ever there was one

It is somewhat of a running gag in Strong Bad Email for Strong Bad's computer to run the DOS operating system. All of Strong Bad's computers (excluding the Compé, which uses a graphical interface) appear to have DOS preinstalled, and include the program "strongbad_email.exe". On the Compy 386, this command was stored in an unnamed drive that was accessed by the command "dir/p". Strong Bad using DOS follows his preference for old technology.

Note that while Strong Bad's operating system is definitely inspired by DOS, it can't be DOS itself. Even though DOS has an 8 character filename limit, Strong Bad is able to type commands as long as "strongbad_email.exe", which is obviously longer than that. He is also able to insert normally off-limits characters in a file name such as "'" or the space character in the file "strongbad's email.exe". If this filename were typed in a DOS based command-line, the computer would return that "strongbad's" is not a command.

Contents

Known Commands

  • dir/p
  • print_of_it

Known Programs

Computers Using DOS

See Also

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