From:	"Richard Krehbiel" <krehbiel AT crosslink DOT net>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
References:	<37d7913a DOT 10901976 AT news-reader DOT bt DOT net>
Subject:	Re: An updated DOS - Please discuss
Date:	Thu, 9 Sep 1999 21:05:28 -0400
X-Priority:	3
X-MSMail-Priority:	Normal
X-Newsreader:	Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300
X-MimeOLE:	Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300
Lines:	30
Message-ID:	<37d8570d$0$14670@mojo.crosslink.net>
NNTP-Posting-Host:	206.246.89.110
X-Trace:	mojo.crosslink.net 936924941 14670 206.246.89.110
To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
DJ-Gateway:	from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Reply-To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com

Michael Kearns <michael AT toobie DOT demon DOT co DOT uk> wrote in message
news:37d7913a DOT 10901976 AT news-reader DOT bt DOT net...
> Hi.
>
> I'm curious to know if anyone like myself thinks it could be enhanced to
> provide a suitable OS for modern PCs. Windows and Linux are both fine if
> that's what you want - I have no qualms with that.
>
> The idea is to retain the whole 'feel' of DOS, whilst providing
enhancements
> like: 64Bit Filesystem with proper long filenames, while providing
backwards
> compatibility through the IO services. Multitasking and TCP/IP built into
> the 'kernel'.

May I offer a suggestion?  Boot up Win NT, start "MS-DOS Prompt" (heh heh),
pop it to full screen text mode.  I offer this as a good model for such a
modern new command-line OS.  Provide the Win32 APIs and ABI needed to
support command-line programs.

Phar Lap's TNT DOS extender may already be what I'm thinking of - minus the
file systems and network stack.

I wonder if WINE code could be used as a starting point?

--
Richard Krehbiel, Manassas, VA, USA
rich AT kastle DOT com (work) or krehbiel AT crosslink DOT net (personal)

- Raw text -