Richard Menedetter wrote:
> That DOS would not be DOS but OS/2, Linux, NT or any other Protected mode
> OS :)
It will still be DOS for me. (explanation can be found in earlier
rant).
> A Protected mode DOS (can this exist ??) would not be compatible with real
> mode DOS!
So this could be the problem that prevents the existence of an
advanced protected mode DOS: The fact that since "DOS" in general
is concidered old, there will not be alot of programmers that will
bother to make programs for it. Therefor, without apps, the new
DOS wouldnt live. And because it wouldnt be compatible with the
"real mode" DOS without an emulator, it wouldnt seem very smart
to install a whole protected mode OS just to run the real mode
software via an emulator later.
Ugh. This sucks. :)
For that we can say this: The progress of DOS's full development
was stopped not because of its "incapabilities", but due to market
forces. Ah well. Se la vi.
Or Botton
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