2014-09-14 22:48 GMT+02:00, Krys Garnett <krys.garn...@gmail.com>: > Hi, > > I'm resurrecting an old desktop for a "distraction free" environment > and I'm wondering whether it is easier or more useful to use Freedos > or MS DOS 6.22, which I have the original 3.5" disks for. > > The system is a Tandon 386SX, 8mb RAM, 512mb HD, 3.5" and 5.25" floppy > drives, no USB, no CD-ROM, but does have an ethernet card.
IMHO is as (more) useful, as using DOS 6.22 instead of DOS 3.12, for example. > With this spec, I'm wondering if the advantages of Freedos (support > for big hard disks and RAM etc.) are meaningful on a low power system, > and wether or nor it's worth the hassle of trying to install Freedos > via floppy (I understand it's primarily designed for CD-ROM > installation?). Indeed: e.g. you'll have the opportunity to take advantage of using Jack's extraordinary drivers, FreeCon (and 4DOS), kernel optimized for 386 etc. without installing it all separately. > I'm mainly intending to use the system for writing and programming, > but also communications programs like Lynx, Telnet and FTP. > > On that note, I'm not so enamoured with WordPerfect these days, so > looking for any suggestions on alternative WP packages. It's primarily > for academic writing, so decent support for footnotes, endnotes and > tables is useful. I really like the DisplayWrite for DOS interface and > features, but I've yet to find a version that exports into a widely > used format. All suggestions welcome! Maybe latest version of PC-Write (4.15)? http://vetusware.com/download/PC-Write%204.15/ -- Z. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want excitement? Manually upgrade your production database. When you want reliability, choose Perforce Perforce version control. Predictably reliable. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157508191&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
