I have a Dell laptop, with a P3 500MHz processor, and 512 MB ram, but the display is broken. The computer still works, so I want to do something with it. Then I came up with this (crazy?) idea of integrating it into a portable stereo that I have pulled apart, and making this stereo a MP3 player. I know how I want to implement the motherboard to the stereo (I think). My question to you all: is freedos a good OS to use in this situation? I want quick start-up and shut-down times, and I understand DOS does. Almost immediate. I plan on removing all unnecessary parts of the laptop, which are the screen (obvious, as it is broken), and the mouse, and keyboard(?). Can freedos run without the keyboard? For controls, I am thinking of using the serial port with a 4X4 keypad or something like that. I know the basics of programming in C++, and think that I can implement the serial port, and have it command the MP3 player. Maybe some automatic start-up, or something.
As I am basically new to the world of DOS, how easy is it to adapt the sound card driver from Win98 to DOS? I now await your thoughts, comments, and ideas. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Brian ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
