I was re-reading some emails and I think I have an idea of how this would work.
The goal is existing compatibility so that older DOS applications will run. Obviously, moving to 32-bit will eliminate most of the older processors, HOWEVER. by implementing a Windows 9x like model and build a 32-bit kernel to supplant the 16-bit kernel, we can then spawn 16-bit VM under a 32-bit kernel to run each 16-bit application, as well as develop 32-bit applications. The important pieces I believe that need to be figured out is the VMM (Virtual Machine Manager) and the DOS Extender. I only suggest Windows 9x because it was still able to utilize real mode DOS drivers. Thoughts? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
