From: mbeattie@black.ox.ac.uk (Malcolm Beattie) Subject: Re: Will Linux run MSDOS applications (which use DMA/interrupts)? Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1993 08:40:37 GMT
In article <26oof2$7up@aggedor.rmit.OZ.AU> rcopg@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (Paul Gortmaker) writes:
>becker@super.org (Donald J. Becker) writes:
>
>>[[ I should only need a hot mitt rather than the full Nomex suit to
>>handle the pedantic replies and "but it works with {OS/2,NT,MSWindoze}". ]]
>
>...no, the full Nomex suit will be required. Need I remind you that you
>said the following?!?
>
>>It's too much to expect to be able to run an arbitrary MS-DOS device
>>driver under Linux, or any real OS.
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I read this as "or *any* real OS" rather than "or any *real* OS".
See the difference? The former implies "or any (other) real OS";
the latter is a suicide note.
>Perhaps a fire proof blanket will suffice... ;-)
Don't lend him yours, you may need it :-)
--Malcolm
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