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From: rontelta@fwi.uva.nl (Richard Ronteltap (I87))
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Subject: Re: Ms-Dos Source
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Date: 21 Apr 91 13:29:27 GMT
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IO92203@MAINE.BITNET (Scott Maxell) writes:

>Ogden Dumas writes:
>>        Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the Ms-Dos source?  I
>>am trying to turn my PC into a multi task enviroment and need to rip apart
>>Ms-Dos.  Thanx
> 
>   You can't get the source code to DOS, it's copyrighted material. What
>type of computer are you trying to multitask? Anything below a '386
>doesn't allow multitasking anyway. It would be nearly impossible to make
>DOS capable of multitasking anyway.
> 

Well, some have tried:

- The Software Link: MultiLink & PC-MOS (PC-MOS 386 only, I think)
- Quarterdeck: DesqView
- ??: DoubleDos

I've used all of these. For multi-tasking only, DesqView is the best. A bit
memory hungry though. MultiLink is (was?) small and multi-user on top of
that. DoubleDos is old.

If you're not too attached to DOS, you could look at real operatings systems
for PC's like Minix or Coherent, both cheap and UNIXy.

Richard
(rontelta@fwi.uva.nl)