Mail Archives: djgpp-workers/1998/01/27/12:49:28
On Tue, 27 Jan 1998 molnarl AT cdata DOT tvnet DOT hu wrote:
> I saw this `ix86-pc-msdosdjgpp' in some recent posts. My only
> question is the 'msdos' part. Why must this name contain 'ms'?
> DJGPP works on other DOSes doesn't it?
Of course, but there also things called 'DOS' that don't have even a
slight similarity with what we know as DOS. For an example, I think some
subsystem of the Amiga OS is usually called 'DOS'.
And of course, even if not all DOSes of today come directly from Redmond,
it's still M$ that defines the standards in this area. In a certain
sense, this DOS is exactly what M$ decides to call DOS. Not more, not
less. Even the other producers of DOSes still (have to) stick to M$'s
original API, which is what actually makes out DOS.
Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.
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