From: Rez Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Subject: Re: An updated DOS - Please discuss Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 01:09:24 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <37d7913a DOT 10901976 AT news-reader DOT bt DOT net> X-Posted-Path-Was: not-for-mail Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-ELN-Date: 10 Sep 1999 08:06:35 GMT X-ELN-Insert-Date: Fri Sep 10 01:15:05 1999 Organization: Offworld Press Lines: 34 Mime-Version: 1.0 NNTP-Posting-Host: 1cust202.tnt3.lancaster.ca.da.uu.net Message-ID: <37D8BCB4.32@earthlink.net> X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04 (Win16; I) To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Michael Kearns wrote: >There's a lot of talk about how DOS is dead, how it's still valuable for >*old* PCs, etc. Not to mention for new PCs :) >I'm curious to know if anyone like myself thinks it could be enhanced to >provide a suitable OS for modern PCs. Windows and Linux are both fine if > that's what you want - I have no qualms with that. Right, they all have their uses. >The idea is to retain the whole 'feel' of DOS, whilst providing enhancements That would make me delirious with joy!! One of my fantasies is Netscape for DOS. The full-blown, multi-windowed, can do a dozen things at once package. I've used Arachne and Webspyder, but it's just not the same. Yet it's annoying to have to reboot for Windows when I really want to have both NS and some of my DOS stuff handy at the same time (not all my usual DOS utils like Windows very much). >Why do such a thing ?? For me, because I *like* DOS. It's what I grew up >with, and what I'm used to. It's also lightweight. no Bloat. The >enhancements don't really entail adding extra bloat. Where you can simply kill off any enhancements you don't use, yes. > I'm just curious what people think. Does jumping up and down count? :) ~REZ~