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From: "James Lefavour" <jamesl AT mail DOT albany DOT net>
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Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 15:25:50 -0500
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Subject: Re: [opendos] Wishlist v2.0
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> Why not make some generic API functions for controlling the screen, and
> load them from the dynamic-load-modules..so if you wanted it to look like
> Win95, you could tell it to load 'WIN95.DLM' or look like Mac with
> 'MAC.DLM'...kinda like those DRVs that make win31 look like NeXT
> 
> > Then we should document everything (no undocumented shit!!) and we should
> > set up tutorials so easy, that even my mother will be able to learn to use
> > OD faster than W95.
> A good idea would be use a hypertext format like INFO but modify it to
> allow the use of images/sound..or jsut HTML and compress it to save HD
> space, and have help de-compress as needed
> 
> *my* 2 cents worth..
Good Idea, but we will need to be able to handle 16 and 32 bit 
winhelp files for compatibility.

> 
> ...Nissim...
> **** GUI? FUI! DOS prompt forever! ****
> OpenDOS: Free, multitasking DOS-    http://www.caldera.com/dos/
> DJGPP: Free 32-bit DPMI C compiler- http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/
> 
> 
> 
jamesl AT albany DOT net - http://www.albany.net/~jamesl/