Date:	Sat, 20 Dec 1997 12:03:40 -0500 (EST)
From:	Paul W Brannan <pbranna AT CLEMSON DOT EDU>
cc:	opendos AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: opendos vs linux
In-Reply-To:	<199712201442.GAA02879@eos.arc.nasa.gov>
Message-ID:	<Pine.OSF.3.96.971220115429.29882A-100000@hubcap.clemson.edu>
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> Are any of you using both OSs?
> 
> Does OD have any advantage?

I use lots of OSes, because there is no single OS that does everything.  I
use OpenDOS on my Linux box for when I need to run a DOS program under
DOSEMU.  I use OpenDOS on my NT box because sometimes there are DOS
programs that just won't run under NT.  I use NT because it is much more
stable than Windows 95, yet it still runs most Win32 apps.  I still hang
on to Windows 95, though, because my television card doesn't work under
NT, and the BT848 drivers under Linux are slightly buggy; in addition,
Windows 95 seems to do a much better job at games than Windows NT.  I use
Linux because it is free and is easy to set up as a firewall (I use IP
masquerading).  I also like Linux because it is a great OS for just
playing around.

As a former DR DOS user, I really like the way things work under OpenDOS
(though they are not always compatible with my multi-boot setup).  OpenDOS
is an OS that is currently under development, as opposed to MS-DOS which
Microsoft is no longer developing.  Despite what people want to believe,
DOS isn't dead. and still has a role even in a world with more powerful
operating systems; even 95 chokes on some games.

Paul Brannan
pbranna AT clemson DOT edu

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