Hi, On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 12:06 PM, dmccunney <dennis.mccun...@gmail.com> wrote: > > There is still potential use for DOS in the embedded space, but I > expect that is dropping as HW becomes more powerful and cheaper. > Embedded systems are increasingly built around 32 bit ARM CPUs, where > DOS is not an option but you can run a flavor of Linux or an RTOS. > > There are a few folks still using DOS to do actual work, and some hang > out here, but they are rare exceptions to the general rule. > > I happy FreeDOS is out there, and it's fun to play with, but "play > with" is the operative word. If it did not exist, I would not miss > it. My actual needs are met by more current gear, and there are > limits to the effort I'll expend to support older hardware. I place a > reasonable value on my *time*. > > What do you run as your "production" OS? I'm willing to bet it's not > a flavor of DOS.
Dennis, don't take this the wrong way, but I think you're barking up the wrong tree here. I think you're subscribed to the wrong mailing list. If you don't like DOS, then do without. It's not worth convincing you of anything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
