From:	"Marvin G Wise Jr" <mgwise AT seidata DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: DJGPP: the future is... FreeDos? DJ-DOS? Linux?
Date:	Fri, 9 Apr 1999 16:55:30 -0400
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> I thought DJGPP/GCC lacked support for certain vital interrupts (24h was
one
> if I recall correctly) that ruled it out for MS-DOS-esque OSes. Of course,
> that may not be the case (as I think it is), and it may not rule out
> Linux-style OSes.

Well, I don't know much about that aspect, but it seems that DJGPP could
very well be improved to ADD support for this type of thing...but that's not
what I was getting at when I said write my own OS...I'd love to get a
project together to start a brand new OS, something that would emulate as
many other OSes as possible so as to run various other apps...I know some of
these projects already exist, but the attraction in this idea is...could we
do it...if we could, what an accomplishment...I envision an OpenSource GUI
OS unlike any other that's ever been seen,....of course...that's just me:)
and I'm a dreamer:)

WG

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