On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 4:08 PM, Jaroslav Beran <jaroslav.be...@gmail.com> wrote: > Why are you using FreeDOS?
I started using PCs in the days when the original IBM-PC with 4.77mhz Intel 8088 processor, CGA graphics, 256-640K of RAM and dual 360K full height 5.25" floppy drives was first appearing on corporate desktops, usually as an engine to run Lotus 1,2,3, with a secondary usage of running WordStar to do word processing. I had fun tinkering back then, figuring out how to get the best performance out of limited hardware. FreeDOS is an opportunity to dust off unused skills and play. I spend most of my time these days in Windows and Linux, and most of what I do simply can't be done under DOS. The machine FreeDOS lives on multi-boots Windows and a couple of flavors of Linux (and is itself an experiment to see what sort of results I can coax out of low-end hardware without throwing money at it.) FreeDOS is a hobby I do for fun, played with when I have a few spare minutes. I don't try to use DOS on a day-to-days to do the things I normally do on a computer. It might be *possible* to do some of them, but would involve limitations and be more trouble than the effort was worth. It's why my attitude in some discussions here is "DOS is the wrong tool for that job. Use the right one." > Jarda ______ Dennis https://plus.google.com/u/0/105128793974319004519 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Infragistics Professional Build stunning WinForms apps today! Reboot your WinForms applications with our WinForms controls. Build a bridge from your legacy apps to the future. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=153845071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
