On 1999-06-02 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <Boanne Lorraine> said:
>.................................. When I first began my
>computer adventures my local computer community was chock-full of
>people like that. But it seems to me the numbers of people like
>this are dwindling more and more as time goes on.
I've noticed the same. And so we have a "Survivor PC" list...
>}- Linux has wonderful multitasking capabilities (by
>}- ALT-<function key> switching) among "Virtual Consoles" -- but
>}- there are few applications developed for this mode. One
>}- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>}- development, however, that might alter this is a Linux version
>}- of Arachne.
>They better be careful then, it's my understanding that this lack
>of applications is what killed OS/2. I imagine you're right
>about Arachne, but I also think Arachne (unlike Billy and M$)
>would do well to remember it's roots. Can we say DOS? I knew we
>could...
What would happen with Linux is that it would just become another OS drowned
out with a GUI interface that takes you farther and farther away from
comprehending the underlying CLI.
Arachne is a graphical browser, which has its place with much of the content
we encounter on the World Wide Web. A Linux console version of Arachne
should remain true CLI principles.
>}- If VMiX 386 development would have continued, we would have
>}- had a similar multitasking environment for DOS by now, much in
>}- the same way as used with Linux.
>I lost track of the thread about VMiX, I think I did see
>something about the author being found. Is there any chance that
>someone else will continue developement?
The author *hasn't* been found. The address pointed out in the VMiX 386
documentation is no longer valid.
VMiX 386 allows for multitasking graphical DOS programs for 386 computers
and higher. Unfortunately, the author seems to have abandoned his project
and/or disappeared from public view. All we have is his latest shareware
version of the program from 1993. If we could at least find the author and
ask him to release his code, their would almost certainly be others willing
to develop it further.
Jerry
Internet Montana
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