DOS ain't dead - DOS -- single-tasking?

DOS -- single-tasking? (Announce)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 12.12.2007, 18:26

> I consider single-tasking as a crucial feature of DOS :clap:

This may be due more to DOS' history as a 16-bit OS. With the 286, task swapping was easier, but 386s introduced Virtual 8086 Mode (and the ability to switch back and forth between real and protected modes). Hence things like DesqView, Novell DOS, Windows 3.x "Enhanced Mode", OS/2, TriDOS, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_80286

Too bad FreeDOS-32 never took off. But it could be revived, of course. FreeDOS still lives! :-)

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DR-DOS 8.1 - RayeR, 21.11.2007, 18:02 (Announce)
- DR-DOS 8.1 - Laaca, 21.11.2007, 18:55
  - DR-DOS 8.1 - RayeR, 21.11.2007, 19:13
    - DR-DOS 8.1 - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 12:50
- DR-DOS 8.1 - RayeR, 22.11.2007, 00:50
  - DR-DOS 8.1 - david, 22.11.2007, 08:33
    - DR-DOS 8.1 - RayeR, 22.11.2007, 10:14
      - DR-DOS 8.1 - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 10:41
        DR-DOS 8.1 - RayeR, 22.11.2007, 11:17
        DR-DOS 8.1 - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 11:23
        DR-DOS 8.1 - RayeR, 22.11.2007, 11:44
        DR-DOS 8.1 - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 12:28
        DR-DOS 8.1 - RayeR, 22.11.2007, 12:54
        DR-DOS 8.1 - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 13:05
        DR-DOS 8.1 - RayeR, 22.11.2007, 16:39
        Vista - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 17:32
        Vista - Steve, 22.11.2007, 17:59
        Vista - sol, 22.11.2007, 18:11
        Vista - Steve, 22.11.2007, 19:06
        Vista - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 18:12
        Vista - sol, 22.11.2007, 19:43
        Vista - sol, 22.11.2007, 20:01
        Vista - sol, 22.11.2007, 20:37
        Vista - RayeR, 22.11.2007, 21:31
        DR-DOS 8.1 - Steve, 22.11.2007, 13:23
        DR-DOS 8.1 - rr, 22.11.2007, 13:26
        DR-DOS 8.1 - Steve, 22.11.2007, 13:31
        DR-DOS 8.1 - rr, 22.11.2007, 14:02
        DR-DOS 8.1 - Steve, 22.11.2007, 14:49
        DR-DOS 8.1 - rr, 22.11.2007, 14:59
        DR-DOS 8.1 - Steve, 22.11.2007, 15:12
        DR-DOS 8.1 - Laaca, 22.11.2007, 15:24
        DR-DOS 8.1 - rr, 22.11.2007, 15:55
        DR-DOS 8.1 - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 13:37
        DR-DOS 8.1 - Steve, 22.11.2007, 15:07
        Vista's pre-SP1 DOS (in)compatibility - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 15:43
        Vista's pre-SP1 DOS (in)compatibility - RayeR, 22.11.2007, 16:26
        Vista's pre-SP1 DOS (in)compatibility - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 17:13
        Vista's pre-SP1 DOS (in)compatibility - Steve, 22.11.2007, 17:18
        Vista's pre-SP1 DOS (in)compatibility - RayeR, 22.11.2007, 17:18
        Vista's pre-SP1 DOS (in)compatibility - Steve, 22.11.2007, 16:28
        Vista's pre-SP1 (in)compatibility - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 17:19
        Vista's pre-SP1 DOS (in)compatibility - flox, 22.11.2007, 17:00
        DR-DOS 8.1 - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 12:39
        DR-DOS 8.1 - RayeR, 22.11.2007, 13:06
        DR-DOS 8.1 - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 13:18
      - DR-DOS 8.1 - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 12:23
        DR-DOS 8.1 - rr, 22.11.2007, 12:29
        DR-DOS 8.1 - Steve, 22.11.2007, 14:42
        DR-DOS 8.1 - Rugxulo, 26.11.2007, 20:20
        DR-DOS 8.1 - DOS386, 12.12.2007, 02:09
        DR-DOS 8.1 - RayeR, 22.11.2007, 16:58
        DR-DOS 8.1 - rr, 22.11.2007, 20:51
        DR-DOS 8.1 - RayeR, 22.11.2007, 21:16
        DR-DOS 8.1 - RayeR, 23.11.2007, 02:06
        DR-DOS 8.1 - rr, 23.11.2007, 09:27
        DR-DOS 8.1 - RayeR, 24.11.2007, 14:33
        UIDE caches even disks for which it doesn't do UDMA - lucho, 24.11.2007, 09:09
        UIDE caches even disks for which it doesn't do UDMA - RayeR, 24.11.2007, 17:39
- DR-DOS 8.1 - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 10:13
  - DR-DOS 8.1 - RayeR, 22.11.2007, 10:27
    - DR-DOS 8.1 - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 10:53
      - DR-DOS 8.1 - RayeR, 22.11.2007, 11:31
        DR-DOS 8.1 - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 12:36
        DR-DOS 8.1 - RayeR, 22.11.2007, 17:11
    - DR-DOS 8.1 - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 11:19
      - DR-DOS 8.1 - flox, 22.11.2007, 15:37
        TriDOS -- DPMI bug? - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 16:20
        TriDOS -- DPMI bug? - flox, 22.11.2007, 17:02
        DR-DOS 8.1 - Rugxulo, 26.11.2007, 20:24
    - DR-DOS 8.1 - Rugxulo, 26.11.2007, 20:23
      - DR-DOS 8.1 - jaybur, 27.11.2007, 02:12
- DR-DOS 8.1 - Rugxulo, 22.11.2007, 13:45
- DR-DOS 8.1 piracy :-( - DOS386, 12.12.2007, 02:00
  - DOS -- single-tasking? - Rugxulo, 12.12.2007, 18:26
    - DOS -- single-tasking? - Steve, 14.12.2007, 06:06
      - DOS -- single-tasking? - Rugxulo, 14.12.2007, 08:24
      - DOS -- single-tasking? - DOS386, 15.12.2007, 18:59
        DOS -- single-tasking? - Rugxulo, 16.12.2007, 00:44