From: "Mike McLean" <libolt AT primenet DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: DJGPP: DJ's GNU POSIX Platform
Date: 11 Sep 1997 19:58:00 -0700
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DJ Delorie wrote in article <199709120207 DOT WAA05897 AT delorie DOT com>...

>
>> Having worked with some of the many-featured aspects of DJGPP for over
>> a year, while watching this platform expand further, I would like to
>> offer a modest suggestion for a new interpretation of "DJGPP":
>>
>> DJ's GNU POSIX Platform
>
>We'd need a POSIX file system to claim this, and DOS is not it.
>
>Maybe it's time for DJGPP to expand into the 32-bit DOS clone area?
>We could start with Freedos (it's gpl) and rewrite the FAT drivers for
>true long and case sensitive names, real symlinks, and FAT32.
>
>Imagine a 32-bit DOS that uses up around 3k of conventional memory,
>leaving ALL high and upper memory available, even with all your
>drivers installed...

This sounds like a good idea.  I'd love to see a 32 bit version of dos
(which is far overdue).  Too bad I know nothing of writing operating systems
:(

Mike.