> Um...
>
> 1, Gates created the first version DOS.
Um...
1. Gates !Bought! the first version of "MS"-DOS. First of all, DOS is the
Disk Operating System, so he was not the first to create one, not that he
did with MS-DOS. He, Balmer, and Allen bought their DOS and then licensed
it to IBM. Be aware of your history before making claims like this.
> 2. Gates wrotes the first two versions of OS/2.
2. Gates has not written any, and I mean ANY, software in probably 25
years. He is not a programmer, but a market master. His people co-wrote
OS/2 with IBM and then took the technology they wanted, mainly HPFS, and
headed back for Seattle.
> I have no experience with DOSEMU as I have fled screaming from any and all
> DOS apps other than fdisk.
Why use DOS fdisk when the Linux version is so much more flexible, usable,
and competant.
Adam
> Many of these concerns are already understood...patience....
>
> --Greg
>
> > As someone who does not like to have MS stuff on my PCs but have to
> because
> > of the need of relating to the real business world, I was eager to try
> > Linux. It really is great, especially for an open system. But I
believe
> it
> > still has a way to go before it can be used by the general computer
> public.
> >
> > One example is DOSEMU. I am running Mandrake 7.1 which installs dosemu
> > automatically, but not in a usable form. Whereas OS/2 runs dos
> applications
> > transparently and even a beginner can use them. However the equivalent
in
> > Linux is dosemu which - let's get real - needs experience with
programming
> > to use and is totally useless to a beginner. As installed only a root
can
> > use it. Apparently to make it useable one must tinker with
> > /etc/dosemu.conf and /etc/dosemu.users. Well, a normal PC user could
not
> > possibly understand or modify these files
> >
> > assuming he can find them in the first place. That is another problem.
> > There are numerous configuration files (X, etc.) and they are all
located
> in
> > different places instead of in one directory where a non programmer can
> find
> > them.
> >
> > There are numerous other problems that make using Linux a steep learning
> > curve - which it does not need to be. I am certain it will improve and
I
> > sure hope so, but it cannot improve unless normal PC users like myself
> point
> > out where they see the problems for them.
> >
> > That is the reason for this message which is not meant to start a flame
> war
> > but to point out where newbies need help, get frustrated and abandon the
> OS
> > despite its obvious advantages. I for one, though fairly sophisticated
> with
> > computers but not a programmer, still cannot figure out how to modify
the
> > various files so that
> >
> > 1. a non su can start and use dosemu
> > 2. how to change from the virtual directory dosemu starts in (when in
KDE
> > knosole) to a real dos logical drive (already mounted) where my
> applications
> > exist.
> >
> > AGH!!!
> >
> >
> > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Registered Linux user 183185
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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