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Re: Sphere

> From: Alan Grimes <alangrimes@starpower.net>
> Subject: Sphere
> Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 22:11:53 -0400
> 
> Please excuse my asking but what kind sick and depraved mind leads to
> software as ugly as this? Unix, Linux, windows (to a lesser extent),
> BeOS, and Macintosh (which at least has the sense enough to try to hide
> it). Do you get paid for code by the megabyte? Do they pay you extra if
> it is far too complex for anyone else to understand? Unix is cult; not a
> useful peice of software...

So, I went and dug up your first message to the oskit list, from 2 years
ago. I gather you have not learned much, or made much progress since then.

Please, when you have something to distribute, do let us all know ...

> Date: Thu, 08 Apr 1999 00:28:57 -0700
> From: Alan Grimes <ogrimes@bellatlantic.net>
> Reply-To: ogrimes@bellatlantic.net
> To: oskit-users@fast.cs.utah.edu
> Subject: om (oskit)
> 
> You don't recognise the above sender bekuze I am noo (pronounced like
> "moo"). =)
> 
> Okay enough lamenes (as if I ever let up). My project is at the link in the
> sig.  What I am trying to do now is develop a functioning 16 bit prototype
> of my OS for research purposes. :) I have given up on writing a linker to
> load the modules and have decided to simply load them as binariez. This
> still leaves many problems such as compiling code for sixteen bitz. I can
> use the bios for most hardwarez but I still need a heafty wad of stuff to
> write the various managers... So what does OSKIT have to offer? (skelital
> source and half-finished docs available)
> 
> Please note that my extreme lameness extends to my current OS, ie. I still
> use DOS (because linux sucks so bad I can't use it.), So a PKZIP version of
> the kit would be much appreciated. (I can't stand tar.gz)
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