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> using a custom file navigation program that resembled the popular “Norton Commander” application. I wonder whether it had to anything with Volkov Commander w

by chx 3y ago

> using a custom file navigation program that resembled the popular “Norton Commander” application. I wonder whether it had to anything with Volkov Commander which was a COM-sized much faster alternative to Norton Commander. Fun memories: I uploaded it to SIMTEL in 1993 whose operator promptly complained to the operators of the university mainframe where I had an account for pirating Norton Commander and in turn I was booted from that VAX. Being 18, I ... didn't react the best however this incident started me on very interesting paths. One, I have social engineered my way back to another account (it didn't last long but still) and started using Unix and soon Linux because of this... way more useful knowledge it turned out than VAX/VMS.

jacquesm 3y ago
I spent all but a few seconds left on my account on the school 'Prime' machine trying to figure out how to hack the time quota system. Near the end I got pretty nervous both because nobody else was even close to maxing out their quota which would surely have led to some pointed questions and because if I failed I might not have been able to turn in my assignments. But once that problem was solved the ROI for the time spent on it was paid back with interest ;)
- esafak 3y ago
  Did you remember to tweak your grade? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSRigsskFR4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSRigsskFR4
  - jacquesm 3y ago
    Hehe, no I didn't need that and besides I left after the first year to go earn a living anyway.
thriftwy 3y ago
Norton Commander-inspired interfaces were all rage back then. RAR for DOS had NC-like, single panel interface.
- zczc 3y ago
  In this tradition, 7-Zip GUI still has a dual-panel mode
- JNRowe 3y ago
  Given the number of upvotes and comments on a story about MC a few days ago¹, they're not that dead now. ¹ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39075316 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39075316
  - FpUser 3y ago
    I use it nearly every day
- esafak 3y ago
  Somebody dignified them with the pompous title of "orthodox" file managers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_manager#Orthodox_file_managers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_manager#Orthodox_file_man...
  - SergeAx 3y ago
    No, the Orthodox was Windows File Manager, because you know, icons!
malkia 3y ago
To this day I'm still using Far Manager (on Windows) and midnight commander (mc) on Linux/OSX
- qiller 3y ago
  I am still Far as my primary file manager and quick viewer/editor when I'm on Windows, and I've tried far2l (which is great) but for some reason when I'm on macOS my brain just switches and I'm back in Finder.
  - malkia 3y ago
    oh I wasn't aware of far2l - I'll have to try it! Thanks!!!
- chx 3y ago
  Oh I am using Double Commander myself.
- FpUser 3y ago
  Total Commander on Windows, Double Commander on Linux desktop and Midnight Commander on Linux text mode.
zczc 3y ago
The program in the video uses Turbo Vision interface, so the closest thing is DOS Navigator [1]. Also DOS Navigator has some Arvid support [2], so it could be Dos Navigator itself. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOS_Navigator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOS_Navigator [2] https://github.com/maximmasiutin/Dos-Navigator/blob/master/ARVID.PAS https://github.com/maximmasiutin/Dos-Navigator/blob/master/A...

by chx 3y ago

jacquesm 3y ago

I spent all but a few seconds left on my account on the school 'Prime' machine trying to figure out how to hack the time quota system. Near the end I got pretty nervous both because nobody else was even close to maxing out their quota which would surely have led to some pointed questions and because if I failed I might not have been able to turn in my assignments. But once that problem was solved the ROI for the time spent on it was paid back with interest ;)

esafak 3y ago
Did you remember to tweak your grade? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSRigsskFR4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSRigsskFR4
- jacquesm 3y ago
  Hehe, no I didn't need that and besides I left after the first year to go earn a living anyway.

thriftwy 3y ago

Norton Commander-inspired interfaces were all rage back then. RAR for DOS had NC-like, single panel interface.

zczc 3y ago
In this tradition, 7-Zip GUI still has a dual-panel mode
JNRowe 3y ago
Given the number of upvotes and comments on a story about MC a few days ago¹, they're not that dead now. ¹ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39075316 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39075316
- FpUser 3y ago
  I use it nearly every day
esafak 3y ago
Somebody dignified them with the pompous title of "orthodox" file managers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_manager#Orthodox_file_managers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_manager#Orthodox_file_man...
- SergeAx 3y ago
  No, the Orthodox was Windows File Manager, because you know, icons!

malkia 3y ago

To this day I'm still using Far Manager (on Windows) and midnight commander (mc) on Linux/OSX

qiller 3y ago
I am still Far as my primary file manager and quick viewer/editor when I'm on Windows, and I've tried far2l (which is great) but for some reason when I'm on macOS my brain just switches and I'm back in Finder.
- malkia 3y ago
  oh I wasn't aware of far2l - I'll have to try it! Thanks!!!
chx 3y ago
Oh I am using Double Commander myself.
FpUser 3y ago
Total Commander on Windows, Double Commander on Linux desktop and Midnight Commander on Linux text mode.

zczc 3y ago

The program in the video uses Turbo Vision interface, so the closest thing is DOS Navigator [1]. Also DOS Navigator has some Arvid support [2], so it could be Dos Navigator itself. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOS_Navigator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOS_Navigator [2] https://github.com/maximmasiutin/Dos-Navigator/blob/master/ARVID.PAS https://github.com/maximmasiutin/Dos-Navigator/blob/master/A...