Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/08/17/12:08:08
: Windows will have a niche, but it will never replace small, simple OSs like
: MS-DOS completely. The size and simplicity, as well as cheap cost are
: *requirements* in many applications, not hindrances.
: Eventually companies will get tired of spending $3000 per desk for full
: PC's and realize that data entry only requires a keyboard and a monitor.
: (Like they realized 20 years ago, go figure) and stop buying these
: win beasts all together.
I think that this is exactly right... According to articles that I've
read, OpenDOS was partly developed with the idea of being able to embed it
into ROM for NCs or Handheld computing, which is a direction I think the
market will be heading... Windows CE isn't robust enough for anything
more than To-Do lists, so OpenDOS will fill the gap.
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