Hey Ben!   
      
    BR> Probably 32-bit (Bash v2.04) PLUS yes! I have Perl v4 for DOS   
      
   That should be alright.  I don't recall much about Perl v4 but as long   
   as it has the {,un}pack() functions then it should be okay.  I don't   
   think my shorthand {,un}pack() will work for bash v2.04 but maybe.   
   It has been awhile.  Anyhow I can compensate for that if needed.   
      
    BR> Been thinking of installing cygwin to get *nix style commands   
      
   I did that back in the 90's with DJGPP which also afforded 32 bit   
   compatibilty with 16 bit DOS way back when.  Sounds to me like a   
   good idea short of ditching the MS garbage for a more suitable UNIXie   
   enviroment with a regular gcc.   
      
   Kids these days.  :::sigh:::   
      
   Life is good,   
   Maurice   
      
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