Luchezar Georgiev schreef:
I think that each OS has its own niche. Neiether Linux nor DOS can oust each other. But try to fit a Linux in the BIOS flash ROM chip when you have only several tens of kilobytes free there!
www.linuxbios.org
As far as I see, LinuxBIOS *replaces* the built-in BIOS, whereas I'm talking about fitting an [D]OS kernel into the free space of *existing* BIOS. No one should know better their board than the manufacturer itself who has bought the generic BIOS from Award (Phoenix), AMI or Phoenix and customised it. The BIOS price is in fact included in each board we buy (~$1 for Award, $10 or more for AMI or Phoenix). LinuxBIOS is a small Linux kernel intended to boot the big Linux kernel. It's for clusters/servers, not for embedded systems, where is the real strength of FreeDOS, especially with limited resources or when a multitasking kernel would be an overkill. OK, there is a single-tasking Linux for 8086 too, but it's not really a Linux anymore ;-)
Lucho
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