Re: Mac OS 8 inherits GS/OS features

[Paul Schultz <pschultz@med.wayne.edu>]

On Wed, 7 Aug 1996, Michael Guitton wrote:

> 
> Speaking of FST and since there won't be any new release of GS/OS, Apple
> should change its mind and make available the specification. This would
> allow "third party" developers to build a fully functional MS/DOS FST, for
> instance.
> 
This may not be as easy as it sounds. I seem to remember when this request
was made when System 6.0.1 came out. Apparently, the interface between
GS/OS and the FST isn't as "clean" as it should be. For instance, I recall
that GS/OS had to be "worked on" so that the new MS-DOS FST would work.

So, the bottom line may be that the low level interface between GS/OS and
FSTs may be compsed of a good deal of "glue" code which would make adding
a significantly different FST (like UNIX-style) a real chore.

Disclaimer: a lot of this is from memory....so please correct and/or
modify if some of it misses the mark.

Paul.

pschultz@med.wayne.edu
Paul Schultz