From: ksinner AT solaria DOT sol DOT net (Kenton E. Sinner)
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Subject: Re: 32bit DOS.
Date: 20 Sep 1997 20:49:00 GMT
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Sampo Niskanen (sampo AT lizard DOT compart DOT fi) wrote:
> >        Some questions about this dream DOS32:
> >        - It will not get very huge or yes?

> What if it gets huge? If you have >8 MB of memory, then it should be
> enough. As I recall Linux takes about 800 kb of memory (I'm not sure of
> that number). And when you add a better filesystem, add some direct
> supports (/dev/xxx) and then to get a bit more power, leave a bit downward
> compatibility out, and bingo! You've got Linux!

> But, yes. Even I think a DOS32 would be a good idea. Only you should be
> sure that all "normal" dos progs work on it. Including of course protected
> mode progs. (DJGPP, DOS4GW, PharLap, etc.)

> Or you could just write an ultimate DOS-emu for linux.

Or maybe something like this:

Create or build a small, multithreading, pre-emptive multitasking
program that would give you multiple virtual "consoles" as in Linux.
Perhaps use VSTa (Valencia Simple Tasker), or something derived from
MMURTL, as long as it works on a regular FAT file system.

Then run DOSEMU in each console, and your favorite shell (bash, 4DOS,
whatever) in each copy of DOSEMU.  Graphics/screen multiplexing could be 
provided by the General Graphics Interface (GGI).

What do you think?  Should be possible in 300K or so?  :-)

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