On Thu, 09 Mar 2000, Laurens Holst wrote:
> I won't stop my project (not project 'i', btw) just because there is an
> UZIX TCP/IP stack for several reasons:
> - it doesn't support my Sunrise RS232,
This is only a temporary situation. UZIX developers already showed interest
in making drivers for this interface.
> - it doesn't run under the entrusted Dos environment,
You can also see that as an advantage... ;)
> - it can't use the HD,
OK, that's a problem, if you're used to having a HD.
> - I think Unix programs like mail or telnet or ftp are a bit too simple,
> I prefer to have a (G)UI.
Nobody is stopping you from making an FTP client or mail reader with a more
friendly user interface. Just because the plain versions exist, doesn't
mean you have to use them. I use a mail program with a GUI and I do most
FTP-ing using drag-and-drop.
About telnet, I'm not sure that telnet needs more UI. What did you have in
mind?
May I be so bold to conclude that you want to continue your project because
you like to make it? Nothing wrong with that, by the way, it's a typical
trait of a hobby programmer. But from a practical point of view, extending
UZIX would take less work to achieve the same features.
Bye,
Maarten
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