Scrupts... it seems to me more like a java approach, with the engine
running on each machine/platform and the code (scripts) to be universal
Konstantinos Giannopoulos (SV3ORA)
Computer and Telecommunications Engineer
Director of the Greek Microwave Group (www.microwave.gr)
2013/1/10 Rugxulo <rugx...@gmail.com>
> Hi,
>
> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 12:10 AM, dmccunney <dennis.mccun...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I dual booted 98SE and 2K, but abandoned that when I went to a GB of RAM
> > in the box, because 98SE refused to boot if it saw more than 512MB.
> > (There turn out to be ways around that, but I had Win2K to the point
> > where I simply didn't *need* Win98 anymore, so it went away.)
>
> Yes, workarounds exist, something to do with cache size or whatever,
> search BTTR's forum.
>
> http://www.bttr-software.de/forum/board_entry.php?id=3667#p3667
>
> Like I said, Win2k / XP aren't that bad, though they have quite a few
> catches and omissions. It gets worse later on, but it depends on
> whether you think the tradeoff is worth it (or have the time,
> patience, knowledge, desire to bother trying to install older stuff
> and accept incomplete functionality).
>
> > I din't care about DOS compatibility - the DOS stuff I used all ran
> > fine in an NTVDM.
>
> Trust me, it's not as perfect as it seems, though yes, for what it
> does, it does fairly well.
>
> > Like I said elsewhere, it ran all the DOS stuff *I* used with no
> > problem so I essentially didn't *care*.
>
> That's more of a coincidence (or your minimal needs) than a true
> testament to compatibility. Simply put, most people "didn't care"
> anymore or preferred heavier APIs, but having an incomplete /
> half-broken subsystem doesn't help them stay firm either.
>
> Granted, perhaps DOS native binaries aren't the easiest or greatest
> things to lug around for ages, but I don't know of a true "universal"
> solution. Scripts? (Lua?) Bytecode? (Inferno?) We probably shouldn't
> have separate binaries for every single x86 OS, but for some people,
> source compatibility is "good enough". Too bad they make so many
> horrible assumptions in the process.
>
>
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