On 16 Jun 99 at 14:18, Jerry J. Haumberger wrote:
> >If NewDeal has an "operating system", why is it necessary to have DOS on th
> >the computer before installing it?
>
> NewDeal is an Operating System (it controls the computer, manages
> the processes, and provides services to applications), but NewDeal
> is not a DOS (Disk Operating System). NewDeal relies on DOS for
> file system services (the management of writing and reading files
> on disks and hard drives).
Ok.. Now I am confused.
If NewDeal is an OS, what is DOS to NewDeal, exactly?
or for Windows 3.11? Is that means that NewDeal and Windows 3.11,
and GEM/3 and others are OSs, while DOS is just a background
"Hardware manager"?
The way I view advanced GUIs such as NewDeal and Windows 3.11,
is as GUI interfaces programs, with ability to run their own
applications, or external DOS native programs. That doesnt make
them an OS by my defenition, it just makes them a suphisticated user
interface manager with the ability to run its own type of
applications.
Unless I got it all wrong again..
Or Botton
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