From: les AT Mars DOT mcs DOT net (Leslie Mikesell) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Subject: Re: An updated DOS - Please discuss Date: 14 Sep 1999 02:02:09 -0500 Organization: Unknown Lines: 16 Message-ID: <7rkrth$1lie$1@Mars.mcs.net> References: <37d7913a DOT 10901976 AT news-reader DOT bt DOT net> <37d9bd34 DOT 955844 AT news-reader DOT bt DOT net> <7rfieg$70a$1 AT Mars DOT mcs DOT net> <37DC0C7A DOT 56537E8C AT btinternet DOT com> NNTP-Posting-Host: mars.mcs.net To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com In article <37DC0C7A DOT 56537E8C AT btinternet DOT com>, Thomas Harte wrote: > To me it seems the goal is to create an efficient operating system with the >feel of DOS rather than a multi-programming DOS compatible. But, in that case, >would it not be quite a bit easier and still achieve the same targets if a DOS >shell for UNIX was created? Not only would you be able to port it around quite >easily in terms of target hardware, but you would appease UNIX distributors >who are looking for a way to make things such as Linux look easier to the >DOS/windows user and so probably gain a lot of support. There was something like that done for Xenix about 15 years ago. As far as I could tell everyone who actually tried it hated it. Les Mikesell les AT mcs DOT com