From: Gremlin AT f20 DOT n396 DOT z1 DOT fidonet DOT org (Gremlin)
Date: 21 Sep 97 11:07:52 -0500
Subject: Re:  source code
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To: opendos AT delorie DOT com
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> (roughly taken from the FAQ.)  IMHO there is TOO MUCH ASM in the
 > tree.

       For something like OS, isn't ASM a *good* thing?  I know very little 
about assembly, but isn't it the language that can best access the computer 
directly?  I thought you would want that in an OS...?

 > However now that Robert Hoehne has ported his DJGPP IDE (RHIDE) over
 > to Linux, I've started using it in Linux.  It has the same interface
 > as RHIDE for DOS/DJGPP, which is VERY similar to the Borland C IDE.
 > Online help is available for EVERYTHING under the sun.

       So you use that as the IDE and GCC as the compiler?  Where can I 
download the Linux ver of RHIDE?

 > I'm going to start looking at the "ALLREADY GPL'D" freedos project
 > more closely now, and go for a GNU DOS system.

       Did they ever release a stable version, yet?  That is what stopped me 
a while back...

 > Does anyone have the FreeDOS homepage URL handy? The FreeDOS mailing
 > list and subscription info? I *KNOW* my efforts will be useful
 > there, and source is available NOW!

       www.freedos.org

Jonathan