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In article <128965@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> raburns@sun.UUCP (Randy Burns) writes:

>. . . the job will have to be done eventually if GNU is ever to use
>the wide variety of DOS programs that are out there right now.

I've just had a brainstorm.  This one is for the computer people.
(In case you hadn't noticed, I'm a digital signal processing engineer,
not a computer expert.)

You might face a "look and feel" lawsuit from Sun and crew, but
it is a great idea.

If your computers are all so hot, why not emulate the 8086 on them?
Then GNU can have a MeSsyDOS window just like Roadrunner SunView does.
On 80386 the emulation is particularly easy.

I suggest the sub-DOS not require windows, though.  I'm one of
those who prefer command line OSs and being able to dial in from
anywhere.  (I did mention that my Roadrunner account comes up in
Bash, not SunView, didn't I?)  I'd sure love to be able to call up
"DOS" from home, but you have to be on a SunStation running SunView.

You could call it GNUDOS.

All it takes is a few people who'd like to do it.


	
	Barry --
		TRS-80 3/4-wizard
		MSDOS getting-to-know-it
		System V 1/10-wizard
		BSD know-something-about-it


(Let's port GCC to the COSMAC VIP.)
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