EuOS and DOS
Hi Euphorians,
You can't create an operating system with Euphoria because it needs one i=
n
order to run, but you could create a really nice GUI with it - or you cou=
ld
be really innovative like combine a word-processor, spread-sheet and
database in one program removing the need to have three or more programs.=
Have you ever noticed on Star Trek or Babylon 5 that they never have to
worry about what program to run or what file to access - all they do is a=
sk
the computer and it gives them what they want. I know current technology
isn't quite up to that - but if you want to create a really new operating=
system, that could be a good place to start - Let DOS (or even Linux) and=
Machine code handle the low-level stuff and Euphoria can do the user
interface.
My thoughts on this are incomplete so perhaps some of you out there can
come up with some more ideas.
DOS seems to be making a come-back, specificaly DR-DOS - Have a look at :=
-
http://www.anchordesk.com/a/adt0720ba/2324
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/
http://www.caldera.com/
Caldera have even writen a DOS web browser !! I have also seen ROM versio=
n
of DR-DOS on single-board PCs - If you want a good platform to put our ne=
w
OS/GUI on, DR-DOS could be a good choice.
I guess people are starting to wonder why they need a 400MHz CPU, 64MB RA=
M
and 2+GB HDD to do even the most basic things and no doubt getting tired =
of
the "Blue screen of death". WinDoze is OK for some non-critical things bu=
t
I can't help feeling that WinDoze is not quite the right direction to go
in. Sometimes it's nessasary to take a couple of steps back in order to g=
o
forward.
I will write some more on this later.
Peter Blue
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