Date:	Sun, 21 Sep 1997 14:12:15 -0400 (EDT)
From:	"Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
Reply-To:	"Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
To:	ark AT mos DOT ru
cc:	opendos AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: source code
In-Reply-To:	<AHgCK9qy7N@belous.munic.msk.su>
Message-ID:	<Pine.LNX.3.95.970921140457.11830C-100000@capslock.com>
Organization:	Capslock Computer Consulting
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On Sun, 21 Sep 1997, Arkady V.Belousov wrote:

>  > > In what language is the source code?
>  > C and ASM.  Borland C, MS C, Watcom, TurboC, and about 50
>  > assemblers.  Oh, and a partridge in a pear tree...
>  > (roughly taken from the FAQ.)  IMHO there is TOO MUCH ASM in the
>  > tree.
> 
>      Kernel must be total in the ASM, or you lost efficiency. B-|

Hahaha! Good one!!  ROTFLMAO!  Linux is 99% plain C code and is a
heck of a lot more efficient and powerful than ANY DOS!  HAHHAHA.

ASM only needs to be in certain places, 1) bootup, 2) certain
hardware places, 3) machine specific stuff, 4) innermost loops
that need speed.

>  > Does anyone have the FreeDOS homepage URL handy?

> Subscription for the mailing list at:
>         http://www.webmonster.net/lists/#fd-dev

Thanks, I'm going to go check it out.  It's been well over a year
since I looked at freedos.  TTYL

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