Caldera OpenDOS Programming Documentation

Caldera OpenDOS 7.0 is a complete DOS operating system. Consequently you can use all the available DOS development tools for the platform, allowing creation of software that will run on Caldera OpenDOS, MS-DOS, and DR DOS versions. In addition Caldera OpenDOS provides extensions that allow your application greater flexibility.

Example additional features include:

Caldera OpenDOS provides a full multi-tasking environment on Pentium, 486, or 386-based harware. This is built into the memory management extensions provided in the operating system, and is accessible for standard un-aware applications when using the Taskmanager (Taskmgr) utility. Programs however can have direct access to create separate threads etc, via the extended Application Programming Interface.

A memory manager that even works on 286-based Pcs, allowing device drivers to reside outside of the regular DOS application area. Drivers or Termonate and stay resident applications can thereby avoid using valuable application memory,

Caldera OpenDOS is the ideal embedded DOS system, designed for straightforward out-of-the-box romming. Caldera will also be making these tools available for prototyping embedded systems. If you wish to use Caldera OpenDOS in your embedded application contact Caldera Sales for more information

Programming Documentation is currently undergoing some rework from the original Novell DOS documentation. Watch this page for availability details for the different value-added programming information.

When complete the Documentation will be downloadable in Corel Envoy format from this page.

Availability

For private/evaluation and education use Caldera OpenDOS documentation is available for download from Calderas Web site - to Download Click Here BUT read our license agreement before downloading. Downloading constitutes acceptance of Calderas terms and conditions. For commercial and OEM usage of Caldera OpenDOS and documentation contact Caldera Sales for more information.