To: opendos AT delorie DOT com
Cc: opendos AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Dos Dead - NOT!, Keep the list
Message-ID: <19981111.051526.7799.8.DOMANSPC@juno.com>
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From: domanspc AT juno DOT com (ROBERT W MOSS)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 08:16:26 EST
Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com


On Tue, 10 Nov 1998 01:48:40 -0600 wa4kpm AT centuryinter DOT net writes:
>Hello
>I dont think dos is dead, just needs people to mess with it. I am so 
>sick of Microcrap Windoz.
>I would like to see you keep the list going as it is one of the few 
>emails I get in that I read every word. I am in the process of setting 
>
>up two computers to run drdos and the newer version of GEOS.
>Keep up the good work, I think there will be enough people on the 
>list to keep it interesting.
>Thanks
>Chester Rundel
>Iowa, La.
>Heart of Cajun Country
>Chester & Dee
>Iowa, Louisiana USA
>Heart of Cajun Country
>
 I have to agree.  I have six computers running one version of dos or
another and all loaded up with dos programs.  I don't use win95/98 but I
have win3.1/3.11 loaded as an option with a menu to load programs so my
grandchildren and friends kids can use the games I have collected over
the years.  It is my understanding that over two thirds of the computers
in the world are 8088/86/186/286 and are prevelent in third world
countries where microsoft won't even sell software for fear of piracy.  I
read on one of the german geos/new deal sites where they were trying to
spread the dos and new deal programs in the schools in africa with
donated pc's, xt's & at's.  most of the schools have no money ro buy the
computers and software they need.  same in other third world countries. 
so there is still a large group of dos users out there. we just need to
get the word out to the right people that something is available.  there
is a lot of freeware out there which runs well on the old systems.  
last time i looked even windoze 95/98 was still a software application
running on top of a dos shell... would you believe msdos7 & 8?? If you
use either of those monsters shell to dos and type ver...
bob moss
domanspc 

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