From: Darren Noble <darren AT lineo DOT com>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: **MAKING OS**
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 12:31:46 -0600
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On Fri, 23 Jul 1999, you wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: IOnet News <logix AT ionet DOT net>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> To: <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 1999 12:52 PM
> Subject: **MAKING OS**
> 
> 
> > I am trying to write my own o/s in c++, i really dont know where to start.
> > I am an advanced c++ programmer
> 
> are you sure?
> 
> >but never tried an OS.  any help would be
> > great.  I want it to run under dos maybe, but not for sure.   It would be
> > good if it could run all on its own
> 
> 
> DOS is an OS.  therefore, if you write an OS, it cannot run under DOS.  e.g.
> Windows 95 does not run UNDER DOS, it allows you to spawn a very special
> VM86 machine that runs DOS.
> 
> you should probably start by looking at FreeDOS, OS/2000, and MMURTL, all
> good and free OSes.
> 
>     -={C}=-

actualy WIn 95 does run under DOS there for it technicly isn't an OS.
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Darren 'The' Noble