On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 3:44 PM Jim Hall <jh...@freedos.org> wrote: > > > On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 3:21 PM tom ehlert <t...@drivesnapshot.de> wrote: > >> > (and a future "2.0" someday). >> >> I am a bit surprised by this. any news that we all are not aware of? >> >> > > Same as I've said before in the email lists, and elsewhere: > > I want to get "1.3" finally wrapped up, and I'd like to have a "2.0" > someday. The NightDOS folks are working on their updated kernel - if > they can get it working *and* still runs all 16-bit DOS applications, > then we could include that as an alternative kernel for people who (a) have > a more modern system, and (b) opt-in to use it.** > > And there are other "like to have" things that would be great to have in a > FreeDOS "2.0" like an alternative DOS command.com shell. I described that > here long ago, and on the blog - would love to have an expanded > command.com that uses a BASIC-like syntax but still maintains > compatibility with DOS BAT files. At the time, you pointed out that Windows > command.com did something similar to what I proposed - but I don't use > Windows so I wasn't aware of that. > > And "2.0" still needs to be "DOS" so needs to support all 16-bit DOS > applications. And I would want FreeDOS to remain a command-line operating > system. > > > So, no surprises to anyone on this list. > > Jim > > ** But, NightDOS is a long way from being able to do that. The goals of > NightDOS are pretty lofty, so they have a lot of work here. I think it will > be a while before we see that. >
My presentation is pre-recorded, and I've uploaded a copy to the FreeDOS YouTube channel (will go "live" after my presentation on Sunday). Here's the video: https://youtu.be/uP77xJA8-4k * 0 to 12 min : my history + some DOS history * 12 min to 27 min : FreeDOS up until "now" * 27 min to 41 min : FreeDOS 1.3 * 41 min to end : FreeDOS "2.0" wish list
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