> If not mistaken, all computers still run on DOS, and Windows is simply a > software over atop DOS?
That was true up to Windows 98 and it's variants, SE and ME. With Windows 2000 it went to a core based on Windows NT, rather than DOS. Later Windows will run DOS, but via an emulator program. Posix (a UNIX variant) also runs that way. I have had good luck running all sorts of DOS apps under Windows 2000. The utility that does the NOAA WWV mailings is DOS under Windows 2000, for example. I also run an old-style FIDONet BBS (Chowdanet) under Windows 2000/DOS. As later versions come along, DOS is pushed further and further into the background. I do not know about Vista, but likely will not use that as the DRM is too intrusive. I will likely migrate to Linux at that point, which likewise can run DOS via an emulator. I do not know if there is any way at all to run DOS under the Mac OS. As it's now based on the Linux kernel, it may be possible with some tweaking. My wife has several G4/G5 Macs for her graphics arts company and is the household Mac expert. I'll ask.. For purely DOS apps, there are a number of newer versions of DOS available that will read the newer file systems and are quite stable. Microsoft DOS 6.22 or the DOS under Windows 98 which seems to be called DOS 7 is not the end of the line. One thing to watch for is some programs written under Borland Turbo Pascal crash on a computer faster than a 200MHz CPU. That's a Borland problem, and not a DOS issue. There is a patch (TPPatch.exe) that fixes some of them, up to a certain CPU speed at least. Craig Healy Providence, RI _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
