Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 16:57:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: Samuel Vincent <svincent AT cs DOT sonoma DOT edu>
To: Weiqi Gao <weiqigao AT crl DOT com>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Caldera to release DOS source code
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On Mon, 16 Sep 1996, Weiqi Gao wrote:

> "Maan M. Hamze" <mmhamze AT mail DOT utexas DOT edu> wrote:
> 
> >mwallace AT skyler DOT wiltel DOT com wrote:
> >> 
> >> Cool.
> >> 
> >> Would someone rewrite DOS's dir function to provide a
> >> color directory listing, one where directories are one
> >> color and filenamess are a different color.  :)
> >> 
> >> Mike
> 
> >could someone just throw DOS away, and let us all move to Linux and be
> >done with it :)
> >Just a thought!
> 
> The thought behind the Free DOS is exactly that: you can now throw
> your MS DOS away, and buy Linux---Linux (at least Caldera) will
> include a free DOS that allows you to run all your old DOS programs in
> a Linux dosemu session (which will get a big boost when the DOS source
> is made public.)
> 
> --
> Weiqi Gao
> weiqigao AT crl DOT com

Since win95 is merely a dos program, will we be able to run that? ;)

-Sam