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Article #1237Re: Why ms-dos is non reentrant
From: Mike Levis
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 22:46
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 22:46
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In article <1992Sep2.065315.19027@zooid.guild.org> ross@zooid.guild.org (Ross Ridge) writes: [...] >For MS-DOS 6, if it ever comes about, I could see a complete rewrite >of MS-DOS in C, supporting full re-entrency and other wonderful stuff. >It of course would only run on a '286 or better, and require a couple >of megabytes of memory. Not suprisingly it would look at a lot like >OS/2 (once known internally at MS as DOS 5). Actually, PC Week (Aug 3, 92) says that DOS 6.0 will be the same as DOS 5.0, but with extra utilities like a disk defrager, etc. It seems that DOS 7.0 will be the re-write. And you are right: OS/2 is simply a multi-tasking, multi-threaded DOS. With OS/2 2.0 out, it is also a 32-bit, flat-memory DOS as well. > > Ross Ridge > >-- >Ross Ridge - The Great HTMU l/ // > [OO][oo] >ross@zooid.guild.org /()\/()/ >uunet.ca!zooid!ross db // -- ==== Mike Levis mlevis@ringer.cs.utsa.edu ==== :: ftp ftp-os2.nmsu.edu (128.123.35.151) :: .--. :: for OS/2 software & information. Get :: (OS/2) :::: the OS/2 FAQL in dir /pub/os2/all/faq ::::: ~--~
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!ringer!mlevis From: mlevis@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Mike Levis) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.os.msdos.misc Subject: Re: Why ms-dos is non reentrant Message-ID: <1992Sep2.224650.14154@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> Date: 2 Sep 92 22:46:50 GMT References: <bws.35@ccs.carleton.ca> <1992Sep1.160133.19060@mits.mdata.fi> <1992Sep2.065315.19027@zooid.guild.org> Organization: University of Texas at San Antonio Lines: 31