Re: DOS and the future

[Florian Xaver]

>Hi
>
>"Florian Xaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> FX> There is a 32-BIT DOS:
> FX> Dr-DOS, with its memory manager it is a 32-BIT.
>
>IMHO not ... it's a 16 bit DOS with a 32 bit memory manager.
>There is no 32 bit API provided ?? (or is there)
>IMHO it switches back to realmode to access IO/ DOS API functions.
>(like win95 !!)


Also WinNT and Linux has a memory manager, which switch into protected mode.
The other thing is, that emm386 (Dr-DOS) switches into Virutal V86 mode,
which
provides all 16-bit funktions(interrupts), but is 32-bit. So, you can say
32-bit OS.

so long, florian