[Freedos-user] FD-DOC wiki, was: Question

2005-03-15 Thread Michael Devore
At 09:24 PM 3/15/2005 -0300, Carlos AB wrote: The wiki site for Fd-doc is almost ready and I though it would be nice to have your opinions, comments and help, before it goes public. So here is the address: http://fd-doc.sourceforge.net/pmwiki.php Spread the word. :) Improvement suggestion: In big

RES: [Freedos-user] Re: Question

2005-03-15 Thread Carlos AB
Hello there strangers, The wiki site for Fd-doc is almost ready and I though it would be nice to have your opinions, comments and help, before it goes public. So here is the address: http://fd-doc.sourceforge.net/pmwiki.php Spread the word. :) Carlos

Re: [Freedos-user] XMS Manager on '286 (FreeDOS not ONLY for old PC)

2005-03-15 Thread GNU_man
Johnson Lam wrote: On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 14:29:46 +0100, you wrote: Hi Aitor, Sorry for breaking in ... I disagree. FreeDOS is not "suited for old machines", but "suited for running DOS16/DOS32 code", as well as you can use WindowsXP to run your Win32 code and Linux to run your

[Freedos-user] Re: Question

2005-03-15 Thread Eric Auer
Theresa, PLEASE configure your mail program to use ONLY TEXT, NO HTML... In addition, if you write only ONE line of an answer, do NOT quote the ENTIRE mail in your reply. Thanks. Now about Nicholas' comment: > There is an ODIN (one disk INstall) available on the website, so yes. = > It's going

Re: [Freedos-user] Re: Question

2005-03-15 Thread Nicholas Basso
There is an ODIN (one disk INstall) available on the website, so yes.  It's going to be minimalist, but the download to install freedos does not fit on floppies yet.  And I don't know if there will be a floppy install set... - Original Message - From: Theresa Westbrook To:

Re: [Freedos-user] Re: Question

2005-03-15 Thread Theresa Westbrook
I do not have a cd-rom, can the download fit on floppyEric Auer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Theresa,> Is there a screen shot of FreeDos?DOS itself has very boring looks. But you can install e.g.OpenGEM, SEAL or Desktop2 on it, and then the it will look,of course, like OpenGEM, SEAL or Desktop2. A

[Freedos-user] Re: Question

2005-03-15 Thread Eric Auer
Hi Theresa, > Is there a screen shot of FreeDos? DOS itself has very boring looks. But you can install e.g. OpenGEM, SEAL or Desktop2 on it, and then the it will look, of course, like OpenGEM, SEAL or Desktop2. All those need DOS as the operating system under the hood, and FreeDOS is a DOS. I m

Re: [Freedos-user] XMS Manager on '286 (FreeDOS not ONLY for old PC)

2005-03-15 Thread Johnson Lam
On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 14:29:46 +0100, you wrote: Hi Aitor, Sorry for breaking in ... >I disagree. FreeDOS is not "suited for old machines", but "suited for >running DOS16/DOS32 code", as well as you can use WindowsXP to run your >Win32 code and Linux to run your Linux code. Have you ever tried t

Re: [Freedos-user] Question

2005-03-15 Thread Theresa Westbrook
FreeDos is legal, isn't it?Charlie Wilkes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- Theresa Westbrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:> So - What can I do with Freedos that I cannot> currently do with my laptop?> Here is one that was turned into a picture frame:http://freedos.rtin.bz/freedos/laptops/dell/lat433c/Win

Re: [Freedos-user] Re: Question

2005-03-15 Thread Theresa Westbrook
Is there a screen shot of FreeDos? I am new to programming but very interested in giving it a shot but a little timid about disabling my laptop. How do I find the necessary drivers?Eric Auer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Theresa, according to WWW, a Dell Lattitude 433c can have e.g.4 MB RAM, 170 MB

Re: [Freedos-user] Question

2005-03-15 Thread Charlie Wilkes
--- Theresa Westbrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So - What can I do with Freedos that I cannot > currently do with my laptop? > Here is one that was turned into a picture frame: http://freedos.rtin.bz/freedos/laptops/dell/lat433c/ Windows 3.1 is about right for that type of computer. Some