On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 5:14 PM, Dale E Sterner <sunbeam...@juno.com> wrote: > I agree but I don't know of anyone besides you guys that get into > this stuff. My system meets my book keeping needs which my biggest > use. Right now I'm using PC DOS 7.1 because it does so well with usb flash > chips.
That's good to know. Running off of flash media is certainly fast. My current desktop dual boots Win7 and Ubuntu Linux off a solid state drive for similar reasons. It's an order of magnitude faster than running off a normal hard drive. > Checking out FREEDOS & PARAGON dos as the next big improvment. It's not clear they would *be* an improvement. For example, FreeDOS is an attempt to create an open source OS that is compatible with MSDOS and does what MSDOS did. What do you hope FreeDOS or Paragon DOS might offer that you don't already have? > Qpro 3 dos has most on my data. I should upgrade to Qpro 5.56 dos but > there is so much to change over; I dread the thought of the change since > hundred of data files would have to upgraded to the new format. The longer you go without upgrading, the farther behind you get, and the more of an issue upgrades become. It's a reason why folks like me like to keep current. > cheer > DS ______ Dennis https://plus.google.com/u/0/105128793974319004519 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming. The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
