Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 12:57:53 -0500 (EST)
From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
Reply-To: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
To: MORRIS JP <jpmorris AT csm DOT uwe DOT ac DOT uk>
cc: opendos AT delorie DOT com
Subject: OD-32  Was:[opendos] Wishlist v2.0
In-Reply-To: <199703211356.NAA14641@milly>
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On Fri, 21 Mar 1997, MORRIS JP wrote:

> > > I believe what we need here IS two different OpenDOS products.  
> > > OpenDOS 7.xx, when the bugs are gone, will be a superior DOS, for 16 
> > > bit computers and up.  It will be outstanding, but what about the 
> > > newer Computers? 386's have been available for how many years? 
> 
> 10..11 years..

1985 I think.

 
> > > Therefore, we will develop OD-32, a full 32 bit OS, and for it to be 
> > > viable, it must compete with guess who - which means compatibility, 
> > > GUI, etc.
> > 
> > Absolutely.  There is DEFINATELY a strong net interest in
> > developing a 32bit DOS.
> 
> At www.pts.mipt.ru , a russian company is developing PTS-DOS7, supposedly a
> 32-bit dos.  Not exactly open, but nearly.

I'll check it out.


> > > So we aren't just talking games here - there is useful software that 
> > > is available only for the M$ Windoes environments. We will need to 
> > > keep that in mind for the future - how about modelling after the 
> > > XWindows setup - make the OS 32 bit command line, and have a GUI 
> > > layer float over that?
> > 
> > Exactly!  Couldn't say it better myself!
> > 
> 
> Yeah.. what's the odds on some sort of Xwindows to make WINE run? :-)
> Maybe build wine/wabi into the X layer..
> Then perhaps we can start running some Windows programs.

Well Wine is going to be a while, WABI costs $$$.  Besides, we're
talking about OpenDOS running stuff, not Linux.  A better name
would be Xine or XABI assuming that the W stands for Windblows.
In my case, X stands for X.  (Xerox?)

> > Well, thats exactly what we need.  Everyone should voice their
> > wants/needs.  If you stay quiet, then you can't expect your needs
> > to be met.
> > 
> 
> True, but I still haven't heard what NW actually stands for..

NW - NetWare, as in Novell Netware.


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