Re: [Freedos-user] Load file sys driver in dconfig.sys?

2014-05-05 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 7:24 PM, Ray Davison wrote: > Ray Davison wrote: >> Is it possible to load an exe file system driver in dconfig.sys? >> >> I have a DOS HPFS driver that works OK, but I would like it to get a >> drive letter before the DVDs. >> >> What is available for reading NTFS used

Re: [Freedos-user] display command

2014-05-05 Thread Dale E Sterner
Depends on what you like to do with it. Most computer today are entertainment center. I have a DVD player for that. cheers DS On Mon, 5 May 2014 10:35:24 -0400 dmccunney writes: > On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 10:08 AM, Dale E Sterner > wrote: > > Very true. It doesn't mean that a new computer is bet

Re: [Freedos-user] display command

2014-05-05 Thread dmccunney
On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 10:08 AM, Dale E Sterner wrote: > Very true. It doesn't mean that a new computer is better than the old one > being recycled. Depends on what you consider "better". Most folks think faster, more powerful, and cheaper is better. > A new twist I heard that Micro Soft is req

Re: [Freedos-user] display command

2014-05-05 Thread Dale E Sterner
Very true. It doesn't mean that a new computer is better than the old one being recycled. A new twist I heard that Micro Soft is requiring computer vendors to write their bios so that only win 8 will boot on them. They want to get rid of Linux.Once a win 8 machine forever a win 8 machine. cheers D

Re: [Freedos-user] display command

2014-05-05 Thread Felix Miata
On 2014-05-05 09:32 (GMT-0400) Dale E Sterner composed: > So what prevents higher clock speeds for IDE. Crosstalk and impedance, but there are other reasons why SATA is better too. For a better answer you could have looked it up instead of asking here. e.g. http://hexus.net/tech/tech-explained

Re: [Freedos-user] display command

2014-05-05 Thread dmccunney
On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 9:37 AM, Dale E Sterner wrote: > I think cost is the big factor for serial. Serial would have to clock 8 > times faster to match IDE. Cost is the big factor, period. PCs are commodities, with commodity pricing. Given the same specs, it largely doesn't *matter* whose name

Re: [Freedos-user] display command

2014-05-05 Thread Dale E Sterner
I think cost is the big factor for serial. Serial would have to clock 8 times faster to match IDE. A 250 gig CF chip costs $1500 while an SD chip is much much cheaper. I. On Sun, 4 May 2014 15:06:36 -0400 dmccunney writes: > On Sun, May 4, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Dale E Sterner > wrote: > > My machi

Re: [Freedos-user] display command

2014-05-05 Thread Dale E Sterner
So what prevents higher clock speeds for IDE. I think serial is just a lot cheaper to make. DS On Sun, 04 May 2014 17:47:46 +0200 Frantisek Hanzlik writes: > Dale E Sterner wrote: > > My machines are all old and use only IDE. As for SATA I don't see > how > > that could be better. > > The S st

Re: [Freedos-user] display command

2014-05-05 Thread Dale E Sterner
That means serial would have to be clocked 8 times faster at least to match paraiiel. Thanks. DS On Sun, 04 May 2014 08:41:59 -0700 "Michael B. Brutman" writes: > > Synchronizing the sending of bits over parallel interfaces is much > more > difficult than it is to send a single serial bit str

Re: [Freedos-user] Load file sys driver in dconfig.sys?

2014-05-05 Thread Dale E Sterner
Thanks On Sun, 04 May 2014 17:40:54 +0200 Bernd Blaauw writes: > Dale E Sterner schreef op 4-5-2014 17:33: > > What does an HPFS driver do? > > Access to the Apple Macintosh / MacOS / OSX operating system's > filesystem, just as NTFS is associated with Microsoft Windows > > > > > cheers > > DS