In article <45e9cd2f$0$32760$ec3e2dad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, ACDC@xxxxxxx says...
> Whatever "bambi" is, it is not compatible with DR-DOS and the
> question is being asked as to whether or not to patch the Microsoft
> code to make it work. In order to do that, it seems that some
> detection for DR-DOS has to be added to the Microsoft code. It would
> be a lot more informative if you were to post the answer to this
From: pascalm
To: billg
Cc: arronr; philba; russw; tomle
Subject: Re: Dr DOS
Date: thu Sep 22 14:47:50 1988
Here follow the three "differences" (between DR and NS DOS) that Aaron has been able to find so far. Except for those differences, the two Oss behave similarly, including undocumentated calls.
The bottom line is that, given Aaron's current findings, an application can identify DR DOS. However most apps have no business making the calls that will let them decide which DOS (MS or DR) they are running on.
Do you think differently ?
I have asked legal about the implications of having our apps identify DR DOS and then either refuse to run or run with terrible performance. Feedback is expected shortly
http://edge-op.org/iowa/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/0000/PX00034_A.pdf
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Why do they need to consult 'legal' about a technical issue. What is your interpretation of 'refuse to run'
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