> He said "run an 8bit system on a 64bit machine? Why? That's nuts!"
Well, not only is DOS 16-bit, not 8, but the Deschutes(sp?) architecture
(PII, PIII) is only 32-bit.
> Is dos still only 8bit, or can you get versions/software that increases
> it?
Software to increase DOS's awareness of 32-bit machines exists. They're
called DOS extenders. Technically, they provide means of slamming the
processor into 32-bit mode but still being able to call the 16-bit DOS
services, or providing DOS-like services to 32-bit apps. DOS/4GW is/was a
common extender, as are PharLap and Windows.
Regards,
Ben A L Jemmett
(http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ben.jemmett, http://www.deltasoft.com)
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