pajerek@usenet@kadsma (Don Pajerek) (07/10/90)
The recent reports from people who have been unable to get Borland's language products to run under Windows 3.0 make me wonder if the time has come for the PC industry to consider organizing an effort to develop a non-proprietary, DOS-compatible operating system. It is getting to the point where it may no longer be acceptable for Microsoft - with its increasing involvement in applications - to control the OS as well. There are certainly precedents: look at OSF and EISA. Don Pajerek
bwb@sei.cmu.edu (Bruce Benson) (07/11/90)
In article <1990Jul9.185717.25142@usenet@kadsma> pajerek@kadsma.UUCP (Donald Pajerek) writes: >The recent reports from people who have been unable to get >Borland's language products to run under Windows 3.0 make me >wonder if the time has come for the PC industry to consider >organizing an effort to develop a non-proprietary, DOS-compatible >operating system. It is getting to the point where it may no >longer be acceptable for Microsoft - with its increasing >involvement in applications - to control the OS as well. > >There are certainly precedents: look at OSF and EISA. I wonder if the problems are related to the OS (Turbo C 2.0 works fine for me under windows standard and enhanced) or to the hardware/bios and add-in board combinations? I was amazed how many software problems disappeared when I upgraded my Cordata 286 to a new bios - and elated when they all disappeared when I junked my Cordata for a Zeos 386 (using the same add-in boards). * Bruce Benson + Internet - bwb@sei.cmu.edu + + * Software Engineering Institute + Compuserv - 76226,3407 + >--|> * Carnegie Mellon University + Voice - 412 268 8496 + + * Pittsburgh PA 15213-3890 + + US Air Force