Mail Archives: djgpp/1999/09/10/06:03:07
Michael Kearns wrote:
>There's a lot of talk about how DOS is dead, how it's still valuable for
>*old* PCs, etc.
Not to mention for new PCs :)
>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.
Right, they all have their uses.
>The idea is to retain the whole 'feel' of DOS, whilst providing enhancements <snip>
That would make me delirious with joy!!
One of my fantasies is Netscape for DOS. The full-blown, multi-windowed,
can do a dozen things at once package. I've used Arachne and Webspyder,
but it's just not the same. Yet it's annoying to have to reboot for
Windows when I really want to have both NS and some of my DOS stuff
handy at the same time (not all my usual DOS utils like Windows very
much).
>Why do such a thing ?? For me, because I *like* DOS. It's what I grew up
>with, and what I'm used to. It's also lightweight. no Bloat. The
>enhancements don't really entail adding extra bloat.
Where you can simply kill off any enhancements you don't use, yes.
> I'm just curious what people think.
Does jumping up and down count? :)
~REZ~
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