From:	mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Date:	Mon, 10 Feb 1997 07:37:38 -0500 (EST)
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Subject:	Re: [opendos] OS advancements and old technology: My viewpoint.
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On Thu, 6 Feb 1997, Dave Pearson wrote:

> Roger Ivie writes:
> 
> > Now, I am not saying that we should all be running CP/M or that CP/M
> > is the end-all be-all of operating systems. However, CP/M-land shows
> > us the diversity that is possible by placing hardware independence
> > where it belongs. I WOULD USE A MORE MODERN EXAMPLE, BUT THERE ISN'T
> > ONE.
> 
> Are you totally sure about that? No other operating systems runs on
> differing hardware?

Yes, in my reply I stated Linux as an example.  I neglected to
mention OS/2 and WinNT.  There are many more to choose from
however.

> > But there's no good reason for TC1.5's command line compiler to be
> > tied to the PC architecture. Similarly, there's no good reason for
> > DIR to do direct screen writes. Do you expect ls to do direct screen
> > writes under Linux? Why not? It's also a PC operating system.
> 
> You are totally missing the point here. When Ian suggest getting
> COMMAND.COM to use direct screen writes, he ment it as an option, not
> as a move, period. Where is the harm in that?

The harm is that he's jealous deep down inside that his embedded
systems and VIC-20's won't be able to use that new feature, so
because he can't use it he doesn't think that anyone should.

> > Again, my primary concern is not old machines, but embedded ones. If
> > I'm building a special-purpose widget, I shouldn't need to make it
> > 100% PC compatible just because the widget happens to need an
> > operating system.
> 
> Why should you need to? All of what has been spoken about here works
> on the idea that OD will work as it does now, but with optional
> enhancements.

I think that he thinks that Caldera should FREEZE OpenDOS from
further development under the premise that by improving OpenDOS
and adding new features that only 99.99999% of the users will be
happy.


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