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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 09:00:07 -0500 (CDT)
From: Jeff Williams <jeffw AT darwin DOT sfbr DOT org>
Subject: Re: DJGPP: the future is... ?
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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-: > At 03:54 PM 4/5/99 +1000, you wrote:
-: 
-: > Can you go out and buy DOS now--not an upgrade, but I mean the real thing
-: > to start up. I don't think you can. Can you?

-: [Bernard P. Murray]
-:
-: Yes, IBM DOS 7 is available commercially (I saw it in
-: CompUSA recently).  However, it is almost impossible

[snipped]

-: developed)?  Maybe we can pursuade IBM to release DOS
-: as Open Source (I doubt it as they are still tied to
-: Microsoft).

Please don't overlook FreeDOS; it's come a long way in the past few
months.  The latest kernel release (2006) will even work with bash
(well, mostly).  If you're looking to cut that last tie to M$, what
more could you ask for than a C-based, hackable DOS kernel...?  Go
get a copy and help squash the last few bugs.

http://users.twistedpair.net/bmetzler/freedos/

jtw