Thanks a lot, Rugxulo. I have a few older laptops. The newest one is about 10 years old. Although I can run light versions of Linux correctly but I love the immediacy of FreeDos. The only drawback I find with FreeDos is that It use the full power of the CPU and my laptops get hot.
I've tried to solve this problem with IDLEHALT=-1 and a laptop cooling pad, with some success. In any case, I don't like to spend long hours sitting in front of the computer and I prefer to work in short periods, alternating between reading or walking, so I think I've solved this problem of overheating. When I have the budget, I'm thinking of buying an inexpensive PC with a processor that works well with FreeDos and doesn't get hot. I don't know if one exists. Thanks for your suggestion about RAM Drive. I'll use it. Thanks again, Rugxulo. Thanks FreeDos!!! Ramón Riera El sáb., 20 sept. 2025 3:17, Rugxulo via Freedos-user < [email protected]> escribió: > Hi, > > On Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 3:55 AM Ramon Riera Marès via Freedos-user > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'd like to know if IDLEHALT=-1 works the same in FreeDos 1.4 as it did > in previous versions. > > AFAIK, the kernel is the same version as in FreeDOS 1.3, so presumably yes. > > > I've installed FreeDos 1.4 without any problems on a USB flash drive. > > Those flash drives (which I also use) are something like 2x slower to > read and 5x slower to write than a traditional hard drive. So I > usually use a RAM drive to do any real testing. > > > I use FreeDos with text editors only for writing. For me, it's the > perfect typewriter. > > I work distractions free and start in a second and shut down in less. > > Copy your latest draft from C:\ to your RAM drive (let's say G:\). > Edit as needed. > Replace your permanent copy in C:\ with your changed copy. > > (Of course, you can do it a different way, but that's my weak > recommendation.) > Don't forget a backup (and another backup)! > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >
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