>> I try to ask what is going to get done in the next release or when XYZ >> is >> going to get fixed and I get attacked. > > YES, but is cloning of Windaube ME on-topic here at all ? :-D
What are you talking about? ReactOS is not about Windows Me at all, because Windows Me is effectively part of the Windows 9x line (and it's the best version of Windows 9x, except dropped "DOS mode" support). >> I agree here. A new GUI should not run exclusively on FreeDOS, because >> that's the Microsoft approach. Ideally, all programs should run on >> MS-DOS (or DR-DOS > > FreeDOS + EDR-DOS + RxDOS + ... > And create a DOS GUI, rather than a ME or NE clone ... And Windows 3.x/9x is no DOS GUI from what point of view? >> I would recommend to program your GUI in a way which makes in run >> on any DOS, using exclusively normal int 21 calls for which you >> can easily get documentation by reading a MSD > > INT $21 doesn't provide any GUI ... so you will need VESA + VGA BIOS > (+ VGA ports) or VGA + PCI ports > + some mouse support (INT $33 is unusable, so a new mouse driver > standard) Int21 doesn't provide any multitasking and file sharing stuff or patching of the system to do certain things like writing (virtual) "machine IDs" into SFTs. All found on Int2F, readily usable if you plan on writing either a Windows replacement (use 2F.16, 2F.1605 as call-out) or a generic "multitasker" (use 2F.16 except the call-out, there use a 2F.4B multitasker instead because you can't load Windows VxDs) for MS-DOS 5+. Regards, Christian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
