From: michael AT toobie DOT demon DOT co DOT uk (Michael Kearns)
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Subject: Re: An updated DOS - Please discuss
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On 12 Sep 1999 01:49:52 -0500, les AT Mars DOT mcs DOT net (Leslie Mikesell) wrote:


>What improvements would you want that haven't already been done
>years ago in other operating systems?

It's not just a case of having 'new' features. It's incorporating existing
enhancements into an OS which I happen to like and think is well suited to
the x86 platform.

>The only thing DOS does is load a program and then let it take
>complete control of the machine.  That turns out not to be a very
>good model if you ever want to run two programs at once.  Why not
>run DOSEMU under Linux, either on the console or in an Xwindow?

Hence the proposal for multi-tasking within the DOS kernel. A lot of people
suggest running DOSEmu under Linux, or using an NT DOS box, or something
similar, but all of those solutions entail having a lot of additional
'baggage' (the other OS) installed and taking up resources.

I could quite happily run a DOS emulation under Windows (any variety),
Linux, FreeBSD, BeOS and probably quite a few other OSs. I don't want that.
I want DOS, by itself, with enhanced functionality. Simple.

Regards,

Michael.