The problem with coming up with an MS-DOS version is that without requiring
Windows or DesqView, the same process has to be your data receiver and
news reader. This program would work almost unmodified if you were going
to run under MS-DOS Waffle (or some other USENET software) using a multitasker.
> It is my feeling that we can get the ball rolling even faster if
> someone can develop this recent code into an executable that
> will work on MS-DOS machines
I can port the code to MS-DOS, but it will require a multitasker and
USENET software to be usable. If that's what you want, let me know and
I'll have an .EXE for you in a day or two.
However, like I said, without a multitasker and USENET software like Waffle,
the code in its present state is mostly useless to MS-DOS folk.
How would the MS-DOS users on the list feel about a Windows-only client?
It would make sense to write a client for native Windows, or maybe even
for OS/2.
> Whatya say? Is someone up for it? Let's hear what everyone
> thinks about my idea. Is it possible?
Sure -- now that the data format is known, a new client is a SMOP. However,
is there anyone on the list who's going to _do_ the programming? I cannot
write for Windows, and although I know how I would write a straight MS-DOS
client, I would have no use for it.
Bill
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