From: alaric AT abwillms DOT demon DOT co DOT uk (Alaric B. Williams) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: What's all the hype about OpenDOS Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 14:47:35 GMT Message-ID: <32eb46da.1592039@news.demon.co.uk> References: <01bc0982$bf838fc0$ea038cd0 AT wahander> NNTP-Posting-Host: abwillms.demon.co.uk Lines: 41 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp On 23 Jan 1997 23:16:08 GMT, "Josh Anderson" wrote: >What's all the hype about OpenDOS At a guess, the timeline will be something like this: OpenDOS sources and binaries released. People ditch their pirate copies of DOS6.0 and use the Caldera binaries. Hacker dudes d/l the sources and each of them designs a new extension-API 32 bit DOS by hacking EMM386 and the kernel. Millions of incompatible variations emerge and swirl around like things that swirl around. A few really fast or powerful 32 bit DOS+ architectures emerge, yet are still basically incompatible. API libraries for DJGPP and other 32 bit compilers are written to access these. Then, in parallel: - A DJGPP API is written that autodetects the installed DOS+ and uses the appropriate fast 32 bit I/O API, but can only use shared functionality. - A new DOS+ is written that provides all 3 or 4 prevelant APIs. ABW -- "Simply drag your mother in law's cellphone number from the Address Book to the Laser Satellite icon, and the Targeting Wizard will locate her. Then follow the onscreen prompts for gigawattage and dispersion pattern..." (Windows for Early Warning and Defence User's manual P385) Alaric B. Williams Internet : alaric AT abwillms DOT demon DOT co DOT uk Hello :-)