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From: "James Lefavour" <jamesl AT mail DOT albany DOT net>
To: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 13:16:14 -0500
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Subject: Re: [opendos] Wishlist v2.0
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> On Sun, 23 Mar 1997, -= ArkanoiD =- wrote:
> 
> > nuqneH,
> > 
> > > From: "James Lefavour" <jamesl AT mail DOT albany DOT net>
> > > To: "yeep" <yeep AT xs4all DOT nl>
> > > Date: Sat, 22 Mar 1997 14:20:46 -0500
> > > Subject: Re: [opendos] Wishlist v2.0
> > > Reply-to: jamesl AT albany DOT net
> > > CC: opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net
> > [dd]
> > > Yes, basically what I'd eventually like to see is an OS that is
> > > (basically) bug free.  For example, I have actually seen the BBSOD
> > > now 6 times in a few hours of running, and that is really sad.
> > >
> > > We need a stable OS, with a superior FS (ext2? Yes!) and it must be
> > > compatible, easy to learn and operate, and completely documented
> > > (these of course will be implemented, since we have the choice now!).
> > >
> > Sure! S-T-A-B-L-E! Mess-dos on my machine had 15..20 days uptime -
> > and OD crashes nearly everyday! Usually QEMM excp 13..
> 
> If you want STABLE, I mean uptime's of a year or more without
> crashes, use Linux.  To be completely honest, I've never seen a
> QEMM Exception 13 error under Linux.  :o)
> 
Yes, Linux is stable, I am currently running RedHat's latest release 
with the kernel custom configured, etc... But there is one problem.

Much of the commercial/shareware/freeware software is developed 
exclusively for Windows/dos.  I have several games/programs etc. that 
are for Win95 or win 3.1 alone.

While Linux may include an "emulator" for dos and win3.1, it is not 
nearly complete - and the purpose of OpenDOS is to give the DOS 
community an alternative to M$'s versions. Hopefully, an alternative 
that is both stable and compatible, while superior :-)

This is something I have been waiting for for some time.  Nothing 
wrong with that is there? ;-)

Jim


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