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32-bit multitasking free DOS?

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flarkblark

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Oct 2, 2003, 12:40:30 PM10/2/03
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I am of the opinion that it would be better to have a 32-bit
multitasking DOS than to bother with Linux, which has become
a bloated corporate-driven mess which only serves the needs
of non-desktop users. I would personally prefer to use
this kind of DOS because I am a hobby and home user. But has
anyone been working on this sort of thing?

Wesley Parish

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Oct 3, 2003, 7:32:35 AM10/3/03
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flarkblark wrote:

There aren't any multitasking free 32-bit DOSes that I'm aware of, however,
there is the FreeDOS-32 project. It's at:
http://freedos-32.sourceforge.net/

and I'm certain they'll be pleased to have someone new on board. (Thy're
still in the early days, though, so I think you'll get a lot of work and
have a lot of fun programming.)

And then there is Podanoffsy's RxDOS, which is a multi-tasking free DOS,
except it isn't 32-bit, or wasn't the last time I looked:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/rxdos
http://rxdos.sourceforge.net/

Have fun!

Wesley Parish
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flarkblark

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Oct 3, 2003, 1:44:26 PM10/3/03
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> There aren't any multitasking free 32-bit DOSes that I'm aware of, however,
> there is the FreeDOS-32 project. It's at:
> http://freedos-32.sourceforge.net/
>
> and I'm certain they'll be pleased to have someone new on board. (Thy're
> still in the early days, though, so I think you'll get a lot of work and
> have a lot of fun programming.)
>
> And then there is Podanoffsy's RxDOS, which is a multi-tasking free DOS,
> except it isn't 32-bit, or wasn't the last time I looked:
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/rxdos
> http://rxdos.sourceforge.net/

Thanks for the links.

I have also discovered that there are free DOS task switchers,
such as TriDOS, but these seem to add little to what DOS offers
except multiple programs running at once.

There is also Desqview/X, which appears to have been an excellent
product, but it was discontinued and I can't find an official
copy at Symantec's site.

Klaus Meinhard

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Oct 3, 2003, 1:55:28 PM10/3/03
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> There is also Desqview/X, which appears to have been an excellent
> product,

yes

> but it was discontinued

yes

> and I can't find an official
> copy at Symantec's site.

So why not look somewhere else?


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flarkblark

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Oct 3, 2003, 10:14:57 PM10/3/03
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> > and I can't find an official
> > copy at Symantec's site.
>
> So why not look somewhere else?

How can I trust it won't be loaded with a trojan horse?

Klaus Meinhard

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Oct 6, 2003, 1:59:46 AM10/6/03
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flarkblark wrote:

> How can I trust it won't be loaded with a trojan horse?

Use the latest virus scanner?

alex

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Oct 14, 2003, 6:33:27 PM10/14/03
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It wouldnt be that hard to write one. As multitasking is part of the
Protected
mode subsystem, someone just has to get off their ass and program it.

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