Re: [Freedos-user] Mpxplay won't be developed in the future...

[Eric A. <eric@CoLi.Uni-SB.DE>]

Hi!

> >> ... 95/98 on top.

> > Why? Windows 9x always comes with underlying MS-DOS 7.x.
> > There's just no need for FreeDOS here.

Note that this is how MS pushed DR DOS and PC DOS (etc) out
of the market - they made it alternatives obsolete by bundling
their own stuff. Now if you look at web browsers, media players
or office software, there it does make sense to install better
versions in spite of the "why should I MS already includes it
in Windows" factor. But for MS DOS 7 in Windows 98? Not really.
You would hardly notice any difference from replacing MS DOS 7
(as long as you stay inside Windows 98, that is!).

> - It's cool.

Shrug...

> - You can start and exit Windows and back to FreeDOS and back
> to other Windows version, pretty practical.

That is what a boot menu is for, at slightly worse speed
but significantly better stability ;-)

> - A good prof to become 100 % compatible to any software.

The only software which needs cool "it is so compatible that
you can even use it to boot Windows 98" is actually Windows 98
itself, so this coolness does not give you anything else...

I mean Windows 98 does not even RUN in MS DOS 7, it only has
MS DOS 7 as a boot loader. Pretty large effort for replacing
a boot loader by rewriting 1000% MS DOS 7 if you ask me ;-).

Nevertheless, MS DOS 7 is nice even without Windows so it is
still good that we support _some_ MS DOS 7 features here :-).

Eric