DOS ain't dead

EDR-DOS (Users)

posted by Steve  , US, 20.05.2008, 17:30

> OpenDOS/DR-DOS ... The source is a mess anyways (from what I hear),
> needing several compilers and assemblers (6 or 7 toolsets).

Matthias Paul covers that in Caldera OpenDOS - A fresh breeze in DOS technology (English version) and Caldera OpenDOS - Frischer Wind für DOS (German version). He says some of the code might go back to CP/M.

> Maybe Novell could afford to open source it "back in the day"

Novell went broke on it - bought DR-DOS and Unix in an attempt to become an all-in-one OS provider, better than MS. Didn't work.

> so even though rumors of it being free for non-commercial use
> still fly around, it ain't so. I'll bet Matthias Paul could clear it up,
> but who knows how to find him these days??

He sure ain't too visible. His Web pages are 6-7 years old.

> > From: Bryce J Burns <bryce_AT_drdos.blah>
> > To: rugxulo_AT_bellsouth.blah
> > Cc: sales_AT_drdos.blah
> > Subject: Re: DR-DOS single-user, personal/non-commercial
> > Date: Saturday, October 23, 2004 11:27:59 AM
> >
> >
> > DR DOS 7.03 $35
> > Bootable DOS 7.03 $20
> > Bootable DOS v8 $25

v8 is not listed at their website anymore. The other 2 items are, at same prices.

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• Do you know MultiDOS? - mr, 16.05.2008, 15:10 (Users)
  • Do you know MultiDOS? - Steve, 18.05.2008, 09:17
    • EDR-DOS - lucho, 19.05.2008, 08:45
      • EDR-DOS - rr, 19.05.2008, 09:45
        • EDR-DOS - lucho, 19.05.2008, 10:29
          • EDR-DOS - rr, 19.05.2008, 11:25
            • EDR-DOS - lucho, 19.05.2008, 14:43
      • EDR-DOS - Steve, 19.05.2008, 15:07
        • EDR-DOS - lucho, 19.05.2008, 17:36
          • EDR-DOS - Steve, 19.05.2008, 18:14
            • EDR-DOS - lucho, 19.05.2008, 18:45
              • EDR-DOS - Steve, 19.05.2008, 21:06
                • EDR-DOS - Rugxulo, 19.05.2008, 23:15
                  • DR-DOS - lucho, 20.05.2008, 13:11
                  • EDR-DOS - Steve, 20.05.2008, 17:30
                    • DR-DOS 8 - lucho, 20.05.2008, 17:54
                    • EDR-DOS - Rugxulo, 20.05.2008, 21:49
                      • DR-DOS vs. MS-DOS source code - lucho, 21.05.2008, 20:18
                        • DR-DOS vs. MS-DOS source code - rr, 21.05.2008, 22:10
                          • Micro$0ft - lucho, 22.05.2008, 15:40
                • EDR-DOS - lucho, 20.05.2008, 08:24
                  • EDR-DOS - rr, 20.05.2008, 09:47
                    • EDR-DOS - lucho, 20.05.2008, 10:08
                      • EDR-DOS - rr, 20.05.2008, 10:17
                        • WINDOWS and GATES - lucho, 20.05.2008, 10:52
                    • EDR-DOS - marcov, 21.05.2008, 14:39
                      • Lawyers - lucho, 21.05.2008, 20:34
                      • EDR-DOS - Khusraw, 21.05.2008, 21:36
                        • EDR-DOS - rr, 21.05.2008, 22:13
                          • EDR-DOS - Khusraw, 21.05.2008, 22:49
                            • EDR-DOS - rr, 21.05.2008, 23:35
                              • EDR-DOS - Khusraw, 21.05.2008, 23:44
                                • EDR-DOS - rr, 22.05.2008, 07:48
                                  • EDR-DOS - Khusraw, 22.05.2008, 09:29
                                    • EDR-DOS - rr, 22.05.2008, 10:06
                              • EDR-DOS - Khusraw, 21.05.2008, 23:58
                                • Lawyers and DOS - lucho, 22.05.2008, 16:19
                • Open source vs. free software - lucho, 22.05.2008, 16:03
    • Do you know MultiDOS? - Japheth, 19.05.2008, 10:00
      • OpenDOS licence - lucho, 19.05.2008, 10:38
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