From:	mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Date:	Thu, 30 Jan 1997 07:12:44 -0500 (EST)
Reply-To:	mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
To:	MORRIS JP <jpmorris AT csm DOT uwe DOT ac DOT uk>
cc:	opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net, jamesl AT albany DOT net
Subject:	Re: [opendos] A more ordered fixlist
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On Wed, 29 Jan 1997, MORRIS JP wrote:

> > Well, here is the first (?) on the list of "things to be fixed"
> > 
> > I have tried everything that I can think of, and I can't get the 
> > OpenDOS memory manager to be compatible with certain protected 
> > mode programs.  These include games, such as DOOM2, and programs
> > compiled with DJGPP 2.01, that use timer routines.
> 
> I tried more things than I could think of...  EMM386 PIC=ON
> should fix it.
> 
> 1.)  EMM386 bugs should be investigated/fixed.

I haven't noticed any yet, although I see many others have.  What bugs
does it have?  I want to know so I can be careful.

> > I have set up a "Multi config" menu, which loads my OLD (6.22) memory 
> > manager (HIMEM/EMM386) when I wish to play games, until such time as 
> > this is fixed.  Of course, Caldera has to get the source code cleaned 
> > up first, and that may take some time, from what I'm hearing.

Well, Gene said that the kernel source, and the CLI source will be
released soon, but the utility set will be later on.  Someone will
correct me if I'm wrong.

> 2.) A boot manager would be nice... lessons could be learned from OS/2 bootmgr.

There are tonnes of them out there allready, but it would be nice if
OD came with one too I suppose.

> 4.)  The behaviour of TAB on the dos prompt is just a TAB.  I (and many others)
>      would prefer the TAB key to do a file search like it does on UNIX.
>      I was planning to recomile the command.com to do this, but obviously I
>      can't do that yet...

Yah, when is the last time you wanted a TAB on the command line? I
can't wait for the COMMAND.COM source to be released!  I hope Rexx
Conn releases the 4DOS source code so that we can fiddle with it too!
I like the fn completion of 4DOS, and it'd be cool if COMMAND.COM was
gradually improved to be more 4DOS like.

> That's all for now.. can anyone else add to this list? > 

Yes, I think we all can.  :o)  Later though.  My fingers are sore from
typing... :o)


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