I agree, a 32-bit kernel would open up worlds of possibilities for the DOS platform.
Also, just to clarify, I wasn't asking anyone's permission, just probing to see what kind of interest there is out there. I used to follow DOSCore and Aura closely back in the day when I was working (off and on, but mostly off) on my own GUI for DOS. Just to keep an eye on what the "competition" was doing lol I remember back then you guys making some impressive strides in the GUI department. But seriously, though, once I gauge the interest here, I'll set up some kind of separate chat (a GroupMe or a simple multi-target email) to take things to the next step. Chelson, I think your input would be valuable in such a project. On Fri, Jun 5, 2015 at 5:39 PM, Chelson Aitcheson < chelson.aitche...@gmail.com> wrote: > To see it on the arm architecture I think would be a good long term goal > for a 32 bit kernel. > > Raspberry pi and other small arm boards are cheap and affordable and would > breathe life into the dos platform. > > You don't need the freedos community approval or help as such for a > project. Just do it. > > It doesn't have to be tied into fd directly but I believe it's the future > of dos while others can play in the 16 bit world and their archaic xt's > > I have all ready been criticised and labeled a mobile game app developer > which I'm not but I will help as I have plans to move doscore and aura gui > into its own system as freedos is no longer viable as it lacks 32 bit > kernels. > On 06/06/2015 6:50 am, "Mercury Thirteen" <mercury0x0...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I am considering starting a test project to determine the feasibility of >> implementing a 32-bit FreeDOS kernel. If I decide to do so, who else is >> interested in contributing? >> >> Said contributors could assist in coding, help with testing, establish >> and evolve standards for the project, create documentation and many other >> things. >> >> I am not saying we are going to reinvent the DOS platform or alter the >> course of space and time, but merely take a short ride down the >> *what-would've-happened-if-Microsoft-hadn't-ditched-DOS-for-Windows?* >> road. We will realistically determine the difficulty involved in such a >> project without branching off into *why the %@*# would you do something >> like that?* or *ARRRGH this is **pointless and you all are fools!* >> territory, then weigh that difficulty against our combined talents and >> proceed accordingly based on our findings. We who are interested in this >> venture will move all discussion of the project and any associated topics >> to a separate independent group discussion to avoid further irritating >> those stuck in 1987 cluttering this forum. >> >> FreeDOS will remain 16-bit for the foreseeable future and FreeDOS-32 >> development seems stalled indefinitely. As often as discussion on a 32-bit >> DOS is stifled, the topic still resurfaces again and again - suggesting to >> me there is genuine interest in it. So I pose the question: who would like >> to investigate this becoming a reality? >> >> Anyone who is interested can email me directly at *mercury0x0...@gmail.com >> <mercury0x0...@gmail.com>*. >> >> On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 3:28 PM, Mercury Thirteen <mercury0x0...@gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Jun 1, 2015 at 3:16 PM, Chelson Aitcheson < >>> chelson.aitche...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Haha I got laughed at and criticized for these ideas. >>>> >>> +1 >>> >>> Just make it don't worry about the community. >>>> >>> +10 >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-devel mailing list >> Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > >
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