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On Sat, 17 Jul 1999 05:58:46 GMT, "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote:
> I'm sure James could've written LDraw on any platform if DOS hadn't been
> around. (What if there had been a Turbo Pascal for Linux at that time?
> Would LEdit have limits like 1000 parts and 8-character filenames and small
> screen resolutions?) I certainly don't mean that as a Jab toward James --
> only as a Jab toward DOS.
The 1000-line limit in LEdit was a programming limitation. Nothing to do
with anything evil in the OS, unless you consider lack of virtual memory
evil (rather than just bad).
Was the 8.3 file format originated with MS or DOS? I thought it was around
before them.
Small screen resolution was also a programming issue. LDraw supported
larger resolutions, in the SVGA standard, up to 1280x1024. Unfortunately,
it only works in 16 color modes, and most video cards don't offer SVGA
high-resolution/low-color modes.
Steve
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| [removed lugnet.off-topic.debate from crosspost list] (...) I'd say, back in 1983, the lack of virtual memory and the 640KB limit was no big deal (in the PC industry). By 1989, it was becoming unfortunate. By 1991, it was getting really bad. And by (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) CP/M, I think. My TRS 80 model 1 which used an OS (called DOS)(1) which was CP/M derived, had it. 1 - once you started running the floppy. Before that you were just in the ROM BASIC interpreter all the time. I had 2 floppies. 11 hundred bucks (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) I, too, am a card-carrying member of the Bloat Crew. I was going to get a Bloat Crew poster for the occasion, 'cause the feature set on those babies looks like it'd be a lot of fun, but I couldn't fit it into my car. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 22-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) No, not at all! First, I support someone's choice of platform they have chosen to develop for. Second, I understand that MS platforms are the chief money makers in the microcomputer software industry, and that there's a lot to be said for (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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