Mail Archives: opendos/1997/05/09/00:13:00
On Thu, 8 May 1997, -= ArkanoiD =- wrote:
> > Let me get that straight. Are you suggesting that we provide two kernels -
> > one 16 and the other 32 bit? That would make things much easier for
> > programmers, and not so easy for users.
>
> Four,at least. 16 and 32 bit and both single-tasking (dr dos) and multitasking
> (concurrent dos).
Well, 16 bit multitasking isn't much needed IMHO, since 286 and lower
don't have much multitasking potential. And why have a 32 bit
singletasking kernel? If you simply want 32 bit apps, you can run them
with DOS extenders, the real advantages with a 32 bit kernel is the amount
of cooperation you can get between multitasking processes.
Pierre Phaneuf
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