From:	Rez <rividh DOT minusthispart AT earthlink DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: An updated DOS - Please discuss
Date:	Fri, 10 Sep 1999 01:09:24 -0700
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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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