Date:	Wed, 17 Sep 1997 19:18:06 -0400 (EDT)
From:	"Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
To:	Rafa Gawenda <rgawenda AT pobox DOT com>
cc:	-= ArkanoiD =- <ark AT mpak DOT convey DOT ru>,
	"opendos AT delorie DOT com" <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
Subject:	Re: CP/M web site looking for CP/M-86
In-Reply-To:	<199709172352.WAA16191@lince.las.es>
Message-ID:	<Pine.LNX.3.95.970917191023.472A-100000@capslock.com>
Organization:	Capslock Computer Consulting
MIME-Version:	1.0

On Wed, 17 Sep 1997, Rafa Gawenda wrote:

> >Heheheh.  Me too.  When you install 4DOS and some UNIX utilities
> >on ANY DOS version, the differences tend to be less important.
> 
> What are we talking about... Corel Draw of a DOS Operating System?!
> Install IBM PCDOS 7.0 and Caldera OpenDOS 7.01 and compare then.
> Both are more or less buggy, but one of them has more power builtin, and IT multitasks. The other one... pff!

Sure, but on my system I don't use many of the supplied utilities
because I've got better replacements like 4DOS and Norton Utils,
GNU, QEMM, and tonnes of other stuff.  Everything works, works
good.  In fact, the only thing better (for me) is Linux.

I can't really say for PCDOS because I don't use it (and never
have) but my current setup is fine.

My biggest interest in DOS is to be able to run legacy apps, and
personal custom stuff as well as games.  Since most of my custom
stuff I've ported to Linux now, and since I have native Linux
versions of most of the other DOS progs I used (or equivalent
function software) DOS is becoming more and more moot now to me.
Any version of it.  

OpenDOS was the only thing that offered a future in DOS (to me)
and now they've closed that door to me, so I'm spending my time
and efforts where it benefits me most - coding in Linux, and
doing portable coding of some stuff so that it is Linux/DJGPP
compatible.

DOS's days are running out I'm afraid.  (Not for everyone, but
for the MASSES).  I'll still be using it for years, as will many
many other people, but it is not going to be commercially viable
except for industry (Caldera's market) now IMHO.  This goes for
games too.  In a couple years I think all games will be written
for W95/NT and Linux on the PC.  DOS will be no more (in the big
arena I'm talking, not little shareware stuff).



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