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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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                #12

                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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                  #13

                  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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                      #15

                      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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                        #16

                        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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                            • L Luc Pattyn

                              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
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #19

                              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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                                • D djdanlib 0

                                  Resistance is futile (if < 1 ohm)

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                                  GenJerDan
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                                  #21

                                  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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