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From: "-= ArkanoiD =-" <ark AT mpak DOT convey DOT ru>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 97 01:54:27 +0300
Subject: Re: ClosedDOS???
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nuqneH,

> From: "Arkady V.Belousov" <ark AT belous DOT munic DOT msk DOT su>
> Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 00:41:33 +0400 (MSD)
> Organization: Locus
> Subject: Re: ClosedDOS???

[dd]

>  > On Mon, 8 Sep 1997, -= ArkanoiD =- wrote:
>
>  > > > I ask this:  What good is having the kernel sources if one cannot
>  > > > update the utility set to accomodate new kernel features?
>  > > > Could someone please explain this.
>  > > Drop it away. Completely or nearly so. Use GNU utilities set instead ;).
>  > > It does look more like _Open_DOS, right?
>
>      GNU not have compiler for DOS platform without DOS extender.

There is no compiler in OpenDOS package anyways. And what's wrong with DOS
extender if it is free? btw GNU utilities could be compiled with non-GNU
compiler if you need pure 16-bit code.

BTW i always wonder *why* there is no GNU compiler for 16-bit DOS..
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