Hi! > something fast, clean, simple, able to access loads of memory, and > still (mostly) use dos development tools, would be a great thing for > a lot of embeded developers if nothing else.
Question to those who also know more embedded operating systems: How would the suggested variant of DOS compare to those? > Yeah, it might break 75% of dos programs, but that's still 25% What sorts of software would you WANT to run on embedded DOS? Probably nothing interactive with keyboard and screen anyway? > companies listen anyway) so a new updated dos with all new features > such as memory, usb support, int21 compatibility, and support for > things like sd cards, flash drives, multicore processors, > multitasking and so on, would be a fine addition Probably something that I have said often: What types of USB devices do you want to be supported? SD / (USB?) flash drives and similar often fall in the "USB storage" driver category, for which both BIOS based and DOS based drivers should work in normal versions of DOS already :-) Memory support in "old" DOS handles up to 4 GB RAM (possibly only using 3 GB of that, depending on graphics RAM etc etc) which sounds like a lot in context of "embedded" systems :-) Finally, some inspiring DOS multitasking / multicore / big-RAM usage examples would be an exciting topic for this list :-) Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
