DOS ain't dead - FPC for DOS / FreeDOS

FPC for DOS / FreeDOS (DOSX)

posted by Japheth , Germany (South), 12.04.2008, 16:18

> Correct. However what worries me more in these kinds of discussions is the
> failure to come up with any sane reasons. Everybody talks about "embedded",
> but if you ask further, it turns out they use yesteryears PC, which were
> never embedded in the first place.

I didn't talk about "embedded" and I mentioned the reason in my previous post. To repeat myself: the productivity advantage achieved by C compared to ASM is not significant if portability isn't an issue.

> the processing program (the
> assembler/compiler) has way less information to work with (and to check
> things) in the assembler case then in the compiler case.

No.

> Moreover, C is known as the assembler of HLLs. So you comparing already to
> rock bottom.

Yes. But what's the point? Do you believe that the chain ASM -> C -> C++ -> C# does also - quite naturally - suggest a productivity boost for each level?

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MS-DOS forever!

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HX-DOS Extender & Virtual Pascal 2.1.279 - ho1459, 14.03.2008, 14:28
- HX-DOS Extender & Virtual Pascal 2.1.279 - Japheth, 15.03.2008, 11:26
  - HX-DOS Extender & Virtual Pascal 2.1.279 - Rugxulo, 16.03.2008, 19:15
    - HX-DOS Extender & Virtual Pascal 2.1.279 - ho1459, 17.03.2008, 21:07
    - HX-DOS Extender & Virtual Pascal 2.1.279 - marcov, 07.04.2008, 11:45
      - HX-DOS Extender & Virtual Pascal 2.1.279 - Rugxulo, 07.04.2008, 23:27
        HX-DOS Extender & Virtual Pascal 2.1.279 - marcov, 08.04.2008, 13:28
        HX-DOS Extender & Virtual Pascal 2.1.279 - Rugxulo, 08.04.2008, 15:58
        HX-DOS Extender & Virtual Pascal 2.1.279 - marcov, 10.04.2008, 10:02
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - Rugxulo, 11.04.2008, 07:14
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - marcov, 11.04.2008, 13:08
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - Rugxulo, 11.04.2008, 15:50
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - Japheth, 11.04.2008, 17:22
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - marcov, 11.04.2008, 19:50
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - Rugxulo, 12.04.2008, 00:43
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - marcov, 12.04.2008, 14:38
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - Rugxulo, 12.04.2008, 20:52
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - marcov, 13.04.2008, 23:36
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - Rugxulo, 14.04.2008, 20:40
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - marcov, 14.04.2008, 21:59
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - Rugxulo, 15.04.2008, 01:45
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - marcov, 15.04.2008, 16:11
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - Rugxulo, 16.04.2008, 02:23
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - Japheth, 12.04.2008, 07:33
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - marcov, 12.04.2008, 13:27
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - Japheth, 12.04.2008, 16:18
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - marcov, 13.04.2008, 02:54
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - Japheth, 13.04.2008, 09:50
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - marcov, 13.04.2008, 23:17
        Compiler debate - Steve, 14.04.2008, 05:51
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - Japheth, 14.04.2008, 08:49
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - marcov, 13.04.2008, 23:18
        Compiler debate - Steve, 14.04.2008, 06:00
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - Japheth, 14.04.2008, 08:21
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - marcov, 14.04.2008, 11:12
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - Japheth, 14.04.2008, 12:52
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - Steve, 14.04.2008, 15:05
        FPC for DOS / FreeDOS - Rugxulo, 12.04.2008, 20:34
  - HX-DOS Extender & Virtual Pascal 2.1.279 - ho1459, 17.03.2008, 20:56
- HX-DOS Extender & Virtual Pascal 2.1.279 - Laaca, 15.03.2008, 18:56
  - HX-DOS Extender & Virtual Pascal 2.1.279 - rr, 16.03.2008, 19:12