AV>> When the pipe() system call was invented (1973), there were no PCs AV>> with their shitty DOS. KE> The pipe system requires a multitasking OS. DOS was single tasking KE> hence the intermediate files when using pipes.
Have you ever heard of TSR?
KE>>> The only concept of pipes in MSdos was the use of "|". It was KE>>> implemented by use of intermediate files. AV>> DOS is dead for over 10 years. KE> The fossil interface is at least 25 years old, and apparently the KE> software people like to use out of habit or whatever, is as old.
Accessing serial ports as /dev/cua0 is much older.
KE> The developers passed away or lost their interest in Fidonet and KE> many did not release their source code or lost their source code KE> due to unexpected circumstances.
That's good: we've got rid of ancient crippleware.
KE> When people lose their interest in Fidonet, they really do not KE> care anymore, look in the nodelist, there are so many now KE> disfunctional entries from people who apparently left Fidonet, KE> otherwise they would have made sure their nodelist entries would KE> present functional connection information.
So why are those people still listed?
-- Alexey V. Vissarionov aka Gremlin from Kremlin gremlin.ru!gremlin; +vii-cmiii-ccxxix-lxxix-xlii
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