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In <703214134snx@crynwr.com> nelson@crynwr.com (Russell Nelson) writes:

>DOS is dead.  (At most) A year from now no one will be programming for MS-DOS.
I hope so but I am abit more pessimisic.

>What will spur the abandonment of DOS?  Well, people have long
>acknowledged that DOS is not a real operating system.  The only
>reason to run DOS is because you can't run a real operating system.
Hmmm. T think most users use DOS because their applications run on it
and because the don't want to fix something working.

>We now have the metal to run those operating systems.  Because the
>benefits of a real operating system will outweigh the cost, people
>will run them on their new machines.
If you are refering to OS/2 2.0 or Windows/NT the question is if the "costs"
, more hardware, new OS etc will give the users bennefits over lets say
Windows 3.1. The user doesn't care about bad design he just
wants to get his job done.

>...

>So, the only people buying expensive new software will be people
>running the new real OS(es).  Programmers interested in making the
>big bucks will program to this new audience.  And it *won't* be
>Windows, which is as lame an OS as DOS is.
I often hear this. I have to admit from a technical viewpoint there are
many things "wrong" about windows. But somehow the users like it and
is probably the widest used GUI around. And Microsoft (and don't forget
the most important their marketting) are working hard on keeping it that
way.

>Oh yes, there will be *some* people programming for MS-DOS, just like
>there are still new programs being written for the Zenith Z-100,
>Tandy Color Computer, Commodore C-64, CP/M, etc.  But there will not
>be much money in it.
I hope you are right, really. I don't think however this will all be done
on only a single year.


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