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Date: Thu, 29 Apr 1999 13:11:50 -0700
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
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Guillermo Rodriguez Garcia wrote:
> 
> El día Mon, 26 Apr 1999 15:56:58 +1000, "froyd"
> <fredj AT labyrinth DOT net DOT au> escribió:
> 
> >I thought the importance of DOS was that graphics programs
> >could run faster, plus there is more control of what the computer is doing.
> >It is probably easier to program in Windows actually,
> 
> I don't think so. Programming for a multitasking, GUI - OS can never
> be simpler than programming for a single-user, single-task, non-GUI,
> rather-simple OS (yes, this is DOS :-).

Depends on what it is you're programming.  Networking, for instance, is
not at all simple under DOS.  And if you have multitasking, you don't
need to write DOS shells, TSR's, interrupt handlers, etc, etc.

> I have been programming all kinds of software under DOS for a couple
> of years now, and I have also done some Windows programming.
> Somethings are easier under Windows (networking is a clear example),
> but for many other things, DOS is much easier. And it is even easier
> if you can use DJGPP :-)

Try Unix sometime. :)
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Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com