From:	weiqigao AT crl DOT com (Weiqi Gao)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Caldera to release DOS source code
Date:	Mon, 16 Sep 1996 13:20:53 GMT
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"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.)

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Weiqi Gao
weiqigao AT crl DOT com

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