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15.02.2013 10:29, markspace kirjoitti:
>> I would like an "explorer" that had the concept of current source and
>> target directory.
> 
> If by "explorer" you mean a file browser, then yes x 10.  The old Norton
> Commander program did this, why don't modern file browsers do it?  I can
> only conclude that Microsoft is incapable of producing anything besides
> cripple ware, and its competitors are incapable of doing anything
> besides blindly copying Microsoft.
> 

Linux still has Midnight Commander for TUI, and its Gnome version GMC
for GUI. Linux is the better alternative for a programmer anyway. At
least when we speak about non Microsoft programming technologies like Java.

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