I believe DR-DOS is largely used on embedded systems like industrial process
controllers.
At least this is one of the targets Caldera used to aim when promoting
DR-DOS.
Those boards are especially designed for industrial use. Usually smaller
in size than AT or ATX boards. Some of them feature other types of slots
than ISA or PCI. They allow hard-disks to be connected in most situations,
but, since is a bit dangerous to employ a hard-disk in harsh
environmental conditions, they often rely on flash memories to boot,
load the OS and load the application software.(Sometimes these flash
memory chips work exactly like a hard-drive).
It is obvious that the OS needs to be pre-installed on every unit
shipped. It is also obvious that using Windoze to control critical
industrial processes means suicide (it is both unstable and a resource
hog). The only alternative is using DOS. (no need to show you which are
the advantages of DOS in such situations). Since Microsoft stopped
supporting it, please tell me which is the best alternative?
Cristian Burneci
>Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 09:03:29 -0500 (EST)
>From: Sam Ewalt
>Subject: Re: DOS footprints?
>On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Thomas Mueller wrote:
>> If DR-DOS is free for noncommercial use and sold for commercial use in lots
of
>> 50 or more copies, what about commercial use on from 1 to 49 computers?
>We can all speculate about that until the cows come home and not have
>an answer.
>Or if somebody really wants to know, they could call the Lineo sales
>dept, at 801-426-5001 and see what they say.
>Sam Ewalt
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