On 13 Feb 2004 at 0:03, Phoebus R. Dokos (Φοίβος Ρ. Ντό wrote:

> True. In any case I was talking about QDOS (Classic) and Minerva.
> Unbelievable as it may seem, there are users that still require full
> compatibility with QDOS and SMSQ/e is not an option for them.
Why should that be inbelievable?

> I have
> talked to a few (one used Flashback that will not work properly under
> SMSQ/e AFAIK)

Flashback was quite a progmming feat, (very fast), but severely limited
in other ways
IIRC. I think it interfered with the ALT/Hotkey system. I wonder, if it is
only that, whether
it wouldn't be possible to set up a simple hotkey to call it up?

> and a couple of others running custom QDOS-based software,
> that unfortunately cannot work with SMSQ/e either.

"custom" often meant pretty dirty; didn't it?

Anyway I, for one, would be interested to know why his wouldn't work
under SMSQ/E (if
you have any info on that).


(...)
> As far as Peter's choice for compatibility and openess, without getting
> back in the same argument,

for heaven's sake!


Wolfgang



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