From:	Peter van Sebille <nl41pese AT nlrtdfsc DOT origin DOT nl>
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Subject:	Re: OpenDOS to be released next week!
Date:	Wed, 22 Jan 1997 08:50:52 +0100
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Gene Buckle wrote:
> 
> >
> > A year ago I wrote a TSR to transparently mount Linux' ext2fs. Right
> > know
> > I'm working on a Win 95 FSD to do the same thing. If I'm in a good mood
> > I could repeat the trick one more time for OpenDos. I'll think about
> > it, seems like fun.
> >
> > I'm quite anxious to get a hold on the source, just to see what it is.
> >
> 
> Peter, that would be great.  With the loadhigh ability of EMM386, there
> wouldn't even be a memory penalty for doing it.
> 

Let's not get too excited right now. I first want to look at the code to 
see if there is a proper interface to add another file system to the OS.
There must either be a kind Installable File System Manager (IFSMgr ala 
Win 95) or an int 2f redirector intercace (ala dos). I'm _not_ in the
mood
for writing such a virtual file system layer (ala Linux) myself.
Of course, if I'm not gonna do it, somebody else will. I will distribute
the Win 95 FSD (including sources) in a couple of weeks.

Let's wait and see.

Do I understand correctly that OpenDos will also run on 286's? If so,
what is OpenDos, real mode?, 16 bits protected mode, or 32 bits
protected mode (which cannot run on 2856 of course)????



cheers,
	Peter

> g.

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