MS/PC-DOS replacements (was: "History" of computing)

There was DrDos and 4Dos (also known as Norton NDos) as well. 4Dos I remember well as I still use it regularly on my old 5150 PC. -> -----Original Message----- -> From: owner-classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org -> [mailto:owner-classiccmp@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of R. D. Davis -> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 11:29 PM -> To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org -> Subject: MS/PC-DOS replacements (was: "History" of computing) -> -> -> -> Speaking of MS-DOS or PC-DOS, how many here recall using improved -> MS-DOS replacements, overlays or "environments?" For example, -> Wendin-DOS -> and it's UNIX-like and VMS-like emulation, or such multi-tasking and -> multi-user envorinments that ran on top of MS/PC-DOS such as VMiX? -> -> I remember first using VMiX to attach terminals to PeeCees as well as -> using this with a second monitor - I had both a Hercules color VGA -> card as well as a Hercules monochrome graphics adapter in the system -> and used both displays at one time. Sometimes VMiX would work and I -> could run my BBS (using the QuickBBS software) while also doing other -> things with the system. Alas, I never sent in the registration fee -> for VMiX and hence never got the full technical details/documentation, -> etc. that would have supposedly made it more useful. Did anyone here -> ever register it and get that info.? -> -> This reminds me... I've got to figure out how to write a program -> to extract -> all of the old messages from the QuickBBS database files and save them as -> text files. -> -> Getting back to Wendin-DOS, I understand that it's creator ended up -> being sucked into Microsoft as an employee. Does anyone know how many -> small companies that could have been good competetion got sucked up -> that way into the black hole known as Microsoft? -> -> -- -> Copyright (C) 2001 R. D. Davis The difference between humans & -> other animals: -> All Rights Reserved an unnatural belief that we're -> above Nature & -> rdd(a)rddavis.net 410-744-4900 her other creatures, using dogma -> to justify such -> http://www.rddavis.net beliefs and to justify much human cruelty. ->