On 1999-06-16 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <Or Botton> said:
>>>On 16 Jun 99 at 14:18, Jerry J. Haumberger wrote:
>>>If NewDeal has an "operating system", why is it necessary to
>>>have DOS on the computer before installing it?
>>NewDeal is an Operating System (it controls the computer, manages
>>the processes, and provides services to applications), but NewDeal
>>is not a DOS (Disk Operating System). NewDeal relies on DOS for
>>file system services (the management of writing and reading files
>>on disks and hard drives).
>Ok.. Now I am confused.
>If NewDeal is an OS, what is DOS to NewDeal, exactly?
>or for Windows 3.11? Is that means that NewDeal and Windows 3.11,
>and GEM/3 and others are OSs, while DOS is just a background
>"Hardware manager"?
There's nothing to get confused about, Or. He's just taken the term "OS",
removed the "D" that is used with "DOS" and made it look like DOS is
something "different" than an ordinary "OS". He's simply playing around
with words. He's trying to make you feel as though a GUI is something more
than a GUI, but it's not. A true OS should be able to stand by itself.
NewDeal cannot stand by itself.
Jerry
Internet Montana
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