Re: QBASIC

Gee I can't help but put in my 2 � worth here...ONLY Windows 3.x depends on
MS-DOS as the underlying system of which it is dependant to operate. Windows
95/98 DO NOT depend on MS-DOS...they are stand alone O/S. In fact Windows
95/98 use an emulator that "mimics" MS-DOS. MS-DOS is FAT 16 whereas Windows
95B/98 are FAT 32 and not even compatible with MS-DOS and so therefore it is
not the underlying O/S of these two. Lastly my apologies to the group for
this being kinda off topic.

B. Daniel Lavall�e
Student
Programmer Analyst / Internet Solutions Developer
http://webhome.idirect.com/~bml


----- Original Message -----
From: Dennis Lapcewich <Dennis.Lapcewich(at)unisa.edu.au>
To: <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Cc: <c4david(at)flash.net>; Rachel Sz <Pray(at)netnitco.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 7:00 PM
Subject: RE: QBASIC


> > MS DOS - a pre-Windows program. 6.22 is out there for approx $35.
> >
>
> Since some are being a bit pedantic here, I'll throw some oil on the fire.
:)
>
> MS-DOS isn't so much a pre-Windows program as it is a pre-Windows command
line
> operating system, with several programs included (such as Qbasic).  In
fact,
> let's split bunny hares here, because Windows 3x/4x (aka 95/98) isn't an
> operating system per se as much as it is a graphical user interface with
bells
> and whistles which *still* sits on top of MS-DOS.  So, in effect, Windows
95/98
> users are still using an operating system dating back to 1980-1981.

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