What is with the off list messages?
Ask on list, I will simply share them here anyway.
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:16:05 +0000
From: Joao Silva <joao1...@gmail.com>
To: Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net>
Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2
Hi.
Yes.
For me i never worked with DOS machines...
I don't know what kind of work you do/preform with DOS, since you're
journalist, i assume you do a lot of writing and can't imagine you browsing
website with html5, java script and so on.
I don't know everything, something i would mind to know... could help more
people. By the way i'm computer Tech., nowadays i do tech support by
voip/presence on Hospital, replace some sdd, fried power supply.
If i had to rank the OS it would be:
PC-DOS 5/7
MS-DOS 6.22
FreeDOS
Linux, Debian
BeOS/Haiku
Windows 95/98/XP/7/(10 with no internet)
Obviously lot of people disagree with my choice and it's fine.
I'll end saying this: I'm not diminishing you or your by using DOS or my
choice to use Linux instead of Windows/Mac (to close for me, i have the
need take things apart), i can do everything i need on Linux if i could
with FreeDOS i was dual booting or "dual HDD" (not SSD).
It's what get the job done and more efficient way.
...and thank you.
On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 6:47???PM Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net>
wrote:
That is your opinion, from your lived experience.
For me, speaking personally, my machines running DOS are for me to work,
connect with the outside world, read write and so forth.
Its funny, the one thing I almost never do with my computers is play lol.
Is it not terrific we can both get our needs met?
Kare
On Tue, 27 Feb 2024, Joao Silva via Freedos-user wrote:
Hello.
Let me stick my nose in...
MS-DOS, PC-DOS, FreeDOS today is for thoses who want, need or want to
play.
My first pc was a 286 IBM, still have it and it's my pride and joy...
don't
use it since 2004.
In my case is for gaming, i asked here about the speaker on laptops and
is
a no go, no sound.
My main pc i use linux and i have come to terms i gave in to dosbox and
its
variants, don't use VMs it's not the same thing and also no speaker
support
although, Mr. Jim Hall at the time showed me the command for Qemu...
Now i have a Inter Core 2 Duo with FreeDOS/Linux/Windows 11 and Batocera,
have speaker sound, but comes out clunky and some games don't run or have
graphical issues.
Some business require DOS to do some workflow and i can only see 2
choices:
stick with DOS and try to overcome the hurdles or Upgrade to
Linux/Windows/Mac
I came to discover that you use what have to accomplish the task at hand,
not imposing what i think is best for me to other.
If i could i had DOS as my OS, it's fast booting, load what you need and
it's done...
And thank you...
On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 6:06???PM DAMON GRAY via Freedos-user <
freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
Karen, my hardware choice (old Pentium II) is because the motherboard
has
an ISA slot that I want for the Gravis Ultrasound sound card. Otherwise,
I'd be fine with current generation hardware.
On 02/24/2024 12:01 PM PST Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user <
freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
Hi Liam,
I have a question about this advice?
granted, I have made no secret of my using, having specific computers
built to construct DOS, rather than simply choosing older hardware.
Perhaps that care makes a difference.
However, I am, right now, using full DOS booted from my harddrive
typing
with a USB keyboard. I have experienced no problems, am not even
running
an extra USB driver yet, its simply done from the bios.
Is there a pattern others should seek in hardware, companies,
motherboards
and the like that can lead to comparative results for them?
Its more of an intellectual question to ask, I realize I take greater
care
than many here with my hardware choices.
Best,
Karen
On Sat, 24 Feb 2024, Liam Proven via Freedos-user wrote:
On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 at 03:21, DAMON GRAY via Freedos-user
<freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
I'm working on the assumption that FreeDos will handle the USB mouse
and keyboard.
No, it won't.
But in my limited testing, what I found that might is this:
Install DOS onto a USB key, and boot from that, not from a HDD
partition.
On some firmware, this makes the BIOS do lots of USB handling and
emulation and things work better.
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