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Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 11:28 PM
Subject: [REBOL] REBOL for DOS Re:(4)
> >> >That's the reason I think DOS still fits my needs. What other "simple"
> >> >OSes are left? Linux? Not all that easy. Upcoming Neutrino? Standalone
> >> >Amiga/Elate? Maybe DOS is ugly OS, but it is lightweight and boots
fast.
> >> >Still not sure RT will reconsider REBOL DOS release though ...
> >>
> >> Have you tried BeOS?
> >> Powerful as Linux, GUI interface, et al.
> >> Take a test drive :-)
> >> <www.be.com> <free.be.com>
> >
> >Well, it was not my intention to miss BeOS, as in real - I am going to
give
> it
> >a try as I have some good references to it. Just waiting for new hw.
However,
> >it's still gui system, occupying some XX MBs on your hd. I had some
"pocket"
> >server appliances in mind :-)
> >
>
>
> Doesn't BeOs Personal weigh in at about 500mb? Whew!
>
> John
>
Hi John,
Boes File download is about 40 mb. But Beos needs 500mb space to create a
virtual partition (ie a 500 meg windows file that contains the beos file
system). Rebol on Beos runs in the telnet app
If we are talking space then Beos uses a lot compared to Dos. (There is also
supposed to be an embedded Beos version available) The only thing that makes
Beos comparable to DOS really is how fast it boots. Beos boots up and is
ready to use in under 20 seconds on my system. That's pretty amazing for a
gui system (though my emulated Amiga boots just as fast, after waiting 3+
minutes for windows ;)
Cheers,
Allen K
