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From: dat01@amnesix.liu.se (Dat)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: dos.library
Keywords: dos.library, BCPL
Message-ID: <1044@amnesix.liu.se>
Date: 15 Nov 88 12:57:32 GMT
Organization: CIS Dept, Univ of Linkoping, Sweden
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Don't you think it's time to throw away AmigaDOS?

How about a nice no-BCPL dos in ROM? Sound nice, eh?
But what about compatibility? Maybe there is a solution.

My idea (flames/comments encouraged):

  Implement the old 'dos.library' as a disk-based library.
  When an old program accesses this dos, it's really using
  the new dos but with the yuccy BCPL-structures built
  on top of the new clean C-structures provided by the new
  dos.

  Programs using the new dos (ADOS? CAOS?) would never have
  to worry about BCPL.

Ok, where did I go wrong? Is it possible? Please...

/Mikael