Re: WANTED: Programmers for PD Unix Tools for MSDOS

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From: Pete Holsberg
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1992 17:51

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In article <1d6qteINNml@almaak.usc.edu> ajayshah@almaak.usc.edu (Ajay Shah) writes:
=I used to be a DOS user a long time ago, and had a strong craving
=for Unix tools for DOS.
=
=That was when cheap PCs were not able to run Unix themselves, and
=running DOS was the only option.
=
=Today that is no longer the case.  A $1000 computer can run Linux
=or 386BSD.
=
=So IMHO we should not put in any more software effort into DOS and
=focus on Unix exclusively.  There is no need to hang on to that
=devil's spawn any more.

You are forgetting that some of us stick with MSDOS for some
applications because those applications are either not available under
UNIX or we can't afford to buy them, or that we must maintain
compatability with others who use MSDOS.

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From: pjh@mccc.edu (Pete Holsberg)
Subject: Re: WANTED: Programmers for PD Unix Tools for MSDOS
Organization: The College On The Other Side Of Route One
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1992 17:51:53 GMT
Message-ID: <1992Nov4.175153.14283@mccc.edu>
Keywords: MSDOS, PD
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