Hello Thomas - At 12:01 PM 11/14/02 +0000, you wrote:
>As much as I share Steven's enthusiasm for Dos, the possibility >of it dissappearing as a regular OS because it doesn't have the >capability to handle the newest Internet protocols must be considered. There are no 'regular OS', each has/had it's uses. DOS has access to ALL of the hardware. There is no way to stop DOS from doing telecom other than to just not write/compile the code. Eventually someone always does, out of boredom or curiousity but it gets done just the same. :-) PTSDOS is the 'official' OS for the Russian Ministry of Defense according to their website, and was used in one of their space stations. I would guess the ministry wants Internet access? Embedded DOS has continued to be developed and FreeDOS is gaining momentum now that Linux users want to have 'dosemu' available. Everything will end eventually. Computers didn't always exist. Maybe the computer will be replaced one day as was the mechanical calculator, slide rule, and other devices. At that point the existence of DOS, Linux, Windows will be irrelevant. ;-) Charles Angelich The Ghost in the Machine! DOS and W31 Tech website: http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/ Stories, poems, MP3/MIDI music, and photos website: http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/faf/ To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
