Hi Nico, Are you interested in access to system hardware and files? Or simply your editor and the files you are using on the usb drive? And UEFI could be a problem if you are thinking of hardware not in your control. FreeDOS _might_ boot anywhere with a keyboard and compatible video, with your usb as C: or A:. Bob
On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 5:05 PM Nico via Freedos-user < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > hi, > I would like to create a minimal bootable image for a USB drive (or > other formats, maybe even floppies, but USB is the focus) that boots > into a single application (in my case, a custom minimal word processor, > although freeDOS EDIT is a decent start for what I want) to create a > kind of "typewriter on a USB drive", that will work on any hardware you > throw it at and provide an environment for writing in. (I understand > that this is very niche) > > freeDOS seemed like an ideal platform for this to me, as it seems small, > boots very fast, runs on all kinds of PC hardware, lets me develop my > application in C without having to go bare-metal, etc. > > I understand that freeDOS can be installed from a booted USB drive, but > could I create a custom USB image that, instead of containing the > installer, contains my small word processor which starts at boot? Or is > freeDOS not a good base for this utility? > > Thanks, > nico > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >
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