> The point I'm making is DOS is a "duh" dumb as a stick OS. Not true. Just because DOS is not multi-tasking or multi-threaded or doesn't natively use protected mode doesn't make it "dumber" than mainstream OS's -- just different. In fact, it's vastly superior (aka "smarter") for certain kinds of applications.
> For example, its possible your problem is somewhere in dumbing down 32 > or 64 bit USB to 16 bit DOS a byte is being lost. In this particular case, it doesn't have anything to do with 16-bit vs. 32-bit vs. 64-bit processing. The problem is with BIOS's and/or USB hardware not complying with published standards and conventions. That's what you were alluding to earlier, and it hasn't changed. What has changed is that, for the most part, all the hardware & BIOS manufacturers care about nowadays is making sure their stuff works with the latest version of MS-Windows. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
