Subject: Re: [Free]DOS port?
From: ArcadePreserv Center (arcadepreserv@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Nov 07 2001 - 07:48:21 CST
I would like to add that a DOS port would not be useless and pointless. I
have many friends which have only one modern computer, which mean that the
family must timeshare the useage. They have however often an old 486 in
their attic.
If they could use it together with dos to make their wordprocessing it would
be very nice.
So, it is not only a "see if it can be done" and "see if I can do it" thing,
it is in fact also a quite useful thing. Not to mention the usefulness in
the 3rd world, where I believe modern computers are a luxuary.
BTW: Would a windows 3.1 port be easier ?
>From: Paul Rohr <paul@abisource.com>
>To: Dom Lachowicz <doml@appligent.com>, "Filipi D. Vianna"
><filipi@technologist.com>
>CC: AbiWord User List <abiword-user@abisource.com>
>Subject: Re: [Free]DOS port?
>Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 10:26:51 -0800
>
>At 12:55 PM 11/6/01 -0500, Dom Lachowicz wrote:
> >Porting AbiWord to plain DOS would be totally possible, and like all
> >things, we welcome outside support.
> >
> >Porting AbiWord to DOS would *not* be pointless. I'd call it
> >"ill-advised" instead, at least for the efforts of AbiWord's core
> >developers, such as Sam and myself.
>
>Absolutely. This is the abiword-user list, and you'd get this kind of
>answer from any of the core developers.
>
>The only way to get a different answer is to ask a different question over
>on the abiword-dev list. For example, we'd respond quite differently over
>there if someone asked:
>
> "Hi. I'm an expert at building user interfaces on FreeDOS, and
> to show off my talents, I'd like to create the *ultimate* retro
> port of AbiWord. Where should I start and what kinds of problems
> am I likely to run into?"
>
>However, we're not holding our breath waiting for that to happen, and you
>shouldn't either. :-)
>
>Paul
>
>
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