Date: Sat, 12 Apr 1997 02:12:36 -0400 (EDT)
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: Laurent Dei-Cas <ldeicas AT reporters DOT net>
cc: opendos AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: 1 question about the future of OpenDos
In-Reply-To: <199704111202.IAA01284@delorie.com>
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On Fri, 11 Apr 1997, Laurent Dei-Cas wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I'm a journalist in "01 Informatique" a weekly french newspaper on computer
> science.
> I'm writing a paper on OpenDos and for that purpose could
> you anwser this question:
> 	- what do you think of OpenDos ? (i-e will you use it ? In
> which kind of projects ? Do you know a lot of developers who will use it ?)

I think that OpenDOS is something that has been needed for a long
time.  Multitasking under DOS (Desqview/Topview/Windows/etc) has
never been what it should be, and the OD multitasking looks good
so far, it still has a way to go though.

I will use OD for DOS program development, for *some* internet
connectivity (primarily for accessing the net when in DOS without
needing a reboot into Linux), and also for setting up other
people with cheap internet access.  I'll also be working on
improving it to be more modern, and more powerful.  (Adding
little bits and pieces from 4DOS, UNIX/LINUX, etc...)

I know a lot of people who want or will want to use OD.  They are
primarily waiting to see what the next issue will be like, and to
look at the sources.  I'm not planning any development until the
source is released personally, but I'm looking forward to it when
they are released.
 

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