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  • J Jason Hooper

    All right.. let's hear it. Who remember's the whole sequence: 1 - Blue 2 - Green 3 - Cyan 4 - ???

    Jason

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    Xiangyang Liu
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    you can find out with dos command: "color x", where x = 1, 2, 3, ..., a, b, c, d, e, f

    My Younger Son & His "PET"

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    • X Xiangyang Liu

      you can find out with dos command: "color x", where x = 1, 2, 3, ..., a, b, c, d, e, f

      My Younger Son & His "PET"

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      realJSOP
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      He wasn't asking how to find it (and the answer is, of course, google), he was testing our memory.

      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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      • J Jason Hooper

        All right.. let's hear it. Who remember's the whole sequence: 1 - Blue 2 - Green 3 - Cyan 4 - ???

        Jason

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        OriginalGriff
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        Tut, tut! Everyone knows lists start with zero...

        0 - Black

        Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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        • J Jason Hooper

          All right.. let's hear it. Who remember's the whole sequence: 1 - Blue 2 - Green 3 - Cyan 4 - ???

          Jason

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          OriginalGriff
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          Mr Google does - he lead me here: http://www.online-it-support.co.uk/?p=797[^]

          Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
          "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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          • realJSOPR realJSOP

            0 = Black 8 = Dark Gray
            1 = Blue 9 = Light Blue
            2 = Green A = Light Green
            3 = Cyan B = Light Cyan
            4 = Red C = Light Red
            5 = Magenta D = Light Magenta
            6 = Yellow E = Light Yellow
            7 = Light Gray F = White

            I'm old. I know stuff.

            ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
            -----
            You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
            -----
            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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            Slacker007
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            taupe?

            Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
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            • X Xiangyang Liu

              you can find out with dos command: "color x", where x = 1, 2, 3, ..., a, b, c, d, e, f

              My Younger Son & His "PET"

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              Xiangyang Liu
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              C:\>color /? Sets the default console foreground and background colors. COLOR [attr] attr Specifies color attribute of console output Color attributes are specified by TWO hex digits -- the first corresponds to the background; the second the foreground. Each digit can be any of the following values: 0 = Black 8 = Gray 1 = Blue 9 = Light Blue 2 = Green A = Light Green 3 = Aqua B = Light Aqua 4 = Red C = Light Red 5 = Purple D = Light Purple 6 = Yellow E = Light Yellow 7 = White F = Bright White If no argument is given, this command restores the color to what it was when CMD.EXE started. This value either comes from the current console window, the /T command line switch or from the DefaultColor registry value. The COLOR command sets ERRORLEVEL to 1 if an attempt is made to execute the COLOR command with a foreground and background color that are the same. Example: "COLOR fc" produces light red on bright white

              My Younger Son & His "PET"

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              • realJSOPR realJSOP

                0 = Black 8 = Dark Gray
                1 = Blue 9 = Light Blue
                2 = Green A = Light Green
                3 = Cyan B = Light Cyan
                4 = Red C = Light Red
                5 = Magenta D = Light Magenta
                6 = Yellow E = Light Yellow
                7 = Light Gray F = White

                I'm old. I know stuff.

                ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                -----
                You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                -----
                "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                Lost User
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                Ok. I probably was thinking more of the garish CGA colors

                And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
                "Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"

                And I smiled and was happy
                And it came worse.

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                • X Xiangyang Liu

                  you can find out with dos command: "color x", where x = 1, 2, 3, ..., a, b, c, d, e, f

                  My Younger Son & His "PET"

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                  Jason Hooper
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                  If only google indexed the internet, I would not have had to ask. Not my fault.

                  Jason

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                  • realJSOPR realJSOP

                    He wasn't asking how to find it (and the answer is, of course, google), he was testing our memory.

                    ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                    -----
                    You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                    -----
                    "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                    Xiangyang Liu
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                    You are right, I misunderstood his post. I am amazed at how much we can do with DOS commands, if only we learn/remember how to do it.

                    My Younger Son & His "PET"

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                    • realJSOPR realJSOP

                      0 = Black 8 = Dark Gray
                      1 = Blue 9 = Light Blue
                      2 = Green A = Light Green
                      3 = Cyan B = Light Cyan
                      4 = Red C = Light Red
                      5 = Magenta D = Light Magenta
                      6 = Yellow E = Light Yellow
                      7 = Light Gray F = White

                      I'm old. I know stuff.

                      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                      -----
                      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                      -----
                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                      Espen Harlinn
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                      John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                      I know stuff

                      That's an unfair advantage - knowledge is not supposed to mean anything, it usually ruins good discussions - and as it has not been endorsed by w3c, it can't be worth sh*t. ;)

                      Espen Harlinn Senior Architect, Software - Goodtech Projects & Services

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                      • realJSOPR realJSOP

                        0 = Black 8 = Dark Gray
                        1 = Blue 9 = Light Blue
                        2 = Green A = Light Green
                        3 = Cyan B = Light Cyan
                        4 = Red C = Light Red
                        5 = Magenta D = Light Magenta
                        6 = Yellow E = Light Yellow
                        7 = Light Gray F = White

                        I'm old. I know stuff.

                        ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                        -----
                        You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                        -----
                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                        GenJerDan
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                        10% = Silver 5% = Gold

                        So I rounded up my camel Just to ask him for a smoke He handed me a Lucky, I said "Hey, you missed the joke." My Mu[sic] My Films My Windows Programs, etc.

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                        • L Lost User

                          Ok. I probably was thinking more of the garish CGA colors

                          And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
                          "Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"

                          And I smiled and was happy
                          And it came worse.

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                          OriginalGriff
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                          Garish - but not necessarily usable: Doom in CGA[^] (YouTube, SFW)

                          Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water

                          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                          "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                          • realJSOPR realJSOP

                            0 = Black 8 = Dark Gray
                            1 = Blue 9 = Light Blue
                            2 = Green A = Light Green
                            3 = Cyan B = Light Cyan
                            4 = Red C = Light Red
                            5 = Magenta D = Light Magenta
                            6 = Yellow E = Light Yellow
                            7 = Light Gray F = White

                            I'm old. I know stuff.

                            ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                            -----
                            You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                            -----
                            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                            Nish Nishant
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                            My first machines were all green monochrome, so these colors were all shades of green. When I first ran one of my apps on a color monitor I was amazed!

                            Regards, Nish


                            My technology blog: voidnish.wordpress.com You've gotta read this : Using lambdas - C++ vs. C# vs. C++/CX vs. C++/CLI

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                            • J Jason Hooper

                              All right.. let's hear it. Who remember's the whole sequence: 1 - Blue 2 - Green 3 - Cyan 4 - ???

                              Jason

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                              Luc Pattyn
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                              You can see the 16 colors all at once, in their normal order on all kinds of Windows machines, young or old: use CommandPrompt/Properties/Colors :)

                              Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

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                                You can see the 16 colors all at once, in their normal order on all kinds of Windows machines, young or old: use CommandPrompt/Properties/Colors :)

                                Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

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                                Jason Hooper
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                                Nice one, didn't think of that :-D

                                Jason

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                                • G GenJerDan

                                  10% = Silver 5% = Gold

                                  So I rounded up my camel Just to ask him for a smoke He handed me a Lucky, I said "Hey, you missed the joke." My Mu[sic] My Films My Windows Programs, etc.

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                                  djdanlib 0
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                                  Resistance is futile (if < 1 ohm)

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                                    Resistance is futile (if < 1 ohm)

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                                    GenJerDan
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                                    I reluctantly agree.

                                    So I rounded up my camel Just to ask him for a smoke He handed me a Lucky, I said "Hey, you missed the joke." My Mu[sic] My Films My Windows Programs, etc.

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