On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 7:35 PM, Bret Johnson <bretj...@juno.com> wrote:
>> Because there is no such thing. Anyone claiming to run MS-DOS 7.1 is using
>> a hacked version of Windows 9x. (<- that's a period)
>
> Actually, no.  Just like previous versions of Windows, 9x is simply a DOS
> application, not an Operating System.  Windows 3.x called itself an
> Operating Environment (not an Operating System), which is fairly accurate.

Win 3.X was a multi-tasking protected mode GUI shell on top of DOS.
Win95 began the process of moving to 32 bit code. Win98 took it
further.  Win98 is a protected mode OS, and DOS serves as a real mode
loader.  Once Win98 is up and running, DOS is out of the loop, and
Win98 *is* the OS.
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Dennis
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