Mail Archives: djgpp/1999/01/02/08:24:19
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From: | "Johan Henriksson" <johan DOT he AT telia DOT com>
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To: | <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: | Re: djgpp and windows2000
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Date: | Sun, 3 Jan 1999 02:23:21 +0100
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from Johan Henriksson, Sweden HTTP://come.to/jhewok |
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-----Original Message-----
From: Blaine Hodge <bhodge AT ualberta DOT ca>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Date: Saturday, January 02, 1999 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: djgpp and windows2000
>Ok, I'm wondering exactly how much of DOS will they cut out. I really
>hope they leave the command prompt in. Even in Windows developement I
>use good ole make with the VC++ command-line.
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>I can see them cutting out the real-mode DOS boot at the start. Like
>Windows NT. Now would DJGPP be compatible with the Windows command
>prompt in W2K (a fitting acronym)? Seems they've also dispensed with
>the Win9x and NT thing. It's Windows 2000 Professional (NT) and
>Standard (9x), and other versions.
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>No command prompt? I'm stickin with '98.
I say the same. But I don't think they totaly trash DOS. As I've heard,
Win2000 comes from w9x and w9x depends heavily on DOS. If not, we can also
partionate the drive...
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> - Blaine
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> Blaine Hodge <bhodge AT ualberta DOT ca>
> http://ugweb.cs.ualberta.ca/~blaine/
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> The force is like Duct Tape -
> it has a dark side, it has a light side,
> and it binds the universe together!
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