Date:	Tue, 27 Jan 1998 18:46:07 +0100 (MET)
From:	Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
To:	molnarl AT cdata DOT tvnet DOT hu
cc:	DJGPP Workers List <djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com>
Subject:	Re: off topic: ix86-pc-msdosdjgpp
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On Tue, 27 Jan 1998 molnarl AT cdata DOT tvnet DOT hu wrote:

> I saw this `ix86-pc-msdosdjgpp' in some recent posts. My only
> question is the 'msdos' part. Why must this name contain 'ms'?
> DJGPP works on other DOSes doesn't it?

Of course, but there also things called 'DOS' that don't have even a
slight similarity with what we know as DOS. For an example, I think some
subsystem of the Amiga OS is usually called 'DOS'. 

And of course, even if not all DOSes of today come directly from Redmond,
it's still M$ that defines the standards in this area.  In a certain
sense, this DOS is exactly what M$ decides to call DOS. Not more, not
less. Even the other producers of DOSes still (have to) stick to M$'s
original API, which is what actually makes out DOS. 

Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.

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