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Subject: Re: DJGPP: the future is... FreeDos? DJ-DOS? Linux?
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At 01:53 PM 4/10/99 -0700, you wrote:

>Some Linux distributions support UMSDOS, which is a Real File System
>hacked on top of MSDOS/FAT (using a magic file to store the stuff
>(symlinks, permissions, long names, etc) that can't be represented by
>MSDOS).  This way you can drop the Linux stuff in a directory of your
>DOS drive.  However, it's probably not a great idea for the long term;
>performance isn't the best, and some of the restrictions of MSDOS show
>through.  It's fine if you want to experiment, though.

>Not quite automatic, but darn close.

>Nate Eldredge
>nate AT cartsys DOT com

Yes, thank you. This is the impression I have. I am having a lot of fun
and learning with DragonLinux which works with UMSDOS.
I understand the limitations you mention, but still this is a good
and cheap and easy introduction to Linux, don't you think?

Ralph