Hi, On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 9:44 PM, Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net> wrote: > > On Sun, 11 Nov 2012, Felix Miata wrote: > >> Does she have or have access to DesqView 386? DV is how I multitasked before >> switching to OS/2 Warp. > > Indeed? I am sure she does not have it, I will hunt for this tonight. > > It didn't care about the DOS version, though I have >> no recollection of the limitations it has if not also using QEMM, > Actually I have come across many suggestions for substituting qemm for the > Dr dos emm386, so it may be worth it.
Bad idea unless you have Desqview also, esp. since DR-EMM386 is required (!) for any multitasking. It has some serious black magic going on (in the form of several embedded .vxd drivers or some other complex stuff that I never dared to pretend to understand). If multitasking is that critical, I suggest setting up a config.sys that will let her boot between various setups (e.g. plain XMS w/ no multitasking) at least for stability in case something wigs out when multitasking. >> > The other responders may be right. The easiest route may be Linux and >> VirtualBox and/or DOSEMU. > > I disagree entirely on that front. the errors even trying to run gparted > magic on this unit were enough to keep Eleni out of Linux forever I am > sure smiles. > Frankly the easier root would be to install the same ms dos package I am > using no floppies required, but she wants ahem a more modern > solution..whatever that is. > Thanks for the ideas, There's also the option to boot a USB drive, but since it's a "slightly older" machine, she'll probably need a boot floppy (i.e. PLoP boot manager). Or she could boot a Linux liveCD. I haven't tried lately, but at least Fedora 14 (before GNOME 3) seemed reasonable, and their USB installer let you save persistent changes (unlike a liveCD). But DOSEMU isn't in any "official" Fedora repo, so she'll have to grab it via RPMfind (and set a few things) for optimal use. It really comes down to what she wants to do with her machine and her current skills. I guess that's your job to find out. ;-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_nov _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
