From: pgiffuni AT fps DOT biblos DOT unal DOT edu DOT co
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 17:14:05 -0500 (EST)
To: "Alaric B. Williams" <alaric AT abwillms DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
Cc: opendos-developer AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: The compiling tools
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On Thu, 3 Apr 1997, Alaric B. Williams wrote:
> 
> Hmmm... it's the users we're really after. And look at it this way:
> once they see how easy it is to configure the new OD apps under
> MS-DOS, and the faster protected mode work and all that becomes 
> apparent, they (esp. tecchie types) will have a good impression
> of what comes from OpenDOS - especially since the OD kernel
> and memory manager can interface with the TSR to make things like 
> the memory management more efficient and RM/PM interfacing faster,
> so the nice OD application they're running under DOS is merely
> a taster of what is available, which is actually FREE as well,
> they'll be ecstatic to dump MS-DOS...
>
OK, I see it this way: M$ says they don't care about DOS, but they
actually use it in their stinking W95. Their users follow Windows 95
blindly, so I guess you're right and we must enable the features in M$-DOS
so there is no risk of going incompatable and OD continues being
attractive.


Pedro.

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