On Fri, 2017-07-28 at 14:14 -0700, Chris Albertson wrote: > > Yes, still if you run Linux in single user mode it should behave like > > DOS ... > > > > No. Not at all like DOS, In Linux even running as root, system calls are > still trapped and executed in the kernel on behalf of the user. Memory > and file aches controls are in place the root user can start any number of > tasks that are scheduled. Basically it's still Linux/Unix > > Under DOS there is no kernel and nothing is trapped. All DOS does is load > the app's image from disk and jump to it's entry point. Technically DOS > is not even an operating system. All the functions of an OS have to reside > in the user's application. Think of DOS is a fancy boot loader. > > > > > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California
Sorry, DOS has a kernel, and I know tricks to run two programs in DOS, those tricks were used by DOS games ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
