Re: My First Computer (was Computing Editorial)

["Ross Simpson" <yeah_whatever>]

"White Flame (aka David Holz)" <whiteflame52@y.a.h.o.o.com> wrote in
message...

> > Doing stuff with Interrupts in a Real Mode OS has allowed me to write
more
> > functions & procedures, without them I'd be writing the kinds of
programs
> > which look & feel 20 years old.
>
> IMNSHO, if you write any program for a desktop machine that can't work in
a
> multitasking system, it's stoneage.  Why should I lock out access to every
> other program just to run yours?

Okay, let me put it to you this way. Because I use a relatively small
operating system, it makes me more sence that more can be done in it.

Look at Arachne web browser for DOS, it's full of GUI things that DOS
doesn't do, multitasking is another example. It's not the operating system I
want doing that it's the applications for them that I'd rather have.

Since you know diddley squat about CP/M, I'll just let you know there is a
multitasking operating system in the form of Concurrent CP/M-86. So it's not
as if I'm restricted to it, it's more the basis on I'd rather keep it
simple.

Personally, I don't care two hoots which operating systems, programs you
choose to run, it's what you're missing out on. You have every right to
write all the C64 programs you want. Won't worry me a bit.

Ross.