Re: [Freedos-user] current information on networking with a laptop?

2014-10-04 Thread Karen Lewellen
Let me be more specific. I am talking about wireless Internet use, as in modem cards that function in freedos. There was some previous information on these, but in one case, the drivers formerly provided no longer exist. I have no intention of running the sound card on this device most likel

Re: [Freedos-user] current information on networking with a laptop?

2014-10-04 Thread Louis Santillan
Scitech Display Doctor might help fix your display. There could also be Linux documentation for the display issues. I would look for something like that. Find out about the details of the sound card. There's lots of sites that have old drivers if you know something about your sound card. Good

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos vs. MS DOS 6.22 for legacy hardware

2014-10-04 Thread dmccunney
On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 9:06 PM, Dale E Sterner wrote: > Just heard about LaTeX here and being curious, just want to understand - > learn more about it. I use DOS Wordperfect 6.2 for most everything, just > wonder > if LaTeX can do more. Looks like its a script language like HTML that has > to be

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos vs. MS DOS 6.22 for legacy hardware

2014-10-04 Thread Dale E Sterner
Just heard about LaTeX here and being curious, just want to understand - learn more about it. I use DOS Wordperfect 6.2 for most everything, just wonder if LaTeX can do more. Looks like its a script language like HTML that has to be compiled to a PS file then converted to pdf by ghost. cheers DS.

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos vs. MS DOS 6.22 for legacy hardware

2014-10-04 Thread Dale E Sterner
I found one labeled version 7 for DOS. Haven't had time to try it yet. I wonder if it actully works. I like the idea of making pdf on dos. Something to talk about. cheers DS On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 14:56:11 -0500 Rugxulo writes: > Hi, > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Dale E Sterner > wrote:

Re: [Freedos-user] current information on networking with a laptop?

2014-10-04 Thread Dale E Sterner
I run FREEDOS on a DELL Lattitude on a cf chip instead of the ide harddrive. Ther's isn't any way to control screen resolution. FREEDOS runs as a tiny screen in the center - very annoying. I haven't found any dos sound driver that work yet. Movies run silent. Otherwise everything seems to work. If

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos vs. MS DOS 6.22 for legacy hardware

2014-10-04 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, (I'm late replying again!) On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 3:48 PM, Krys Garnett wrote: > > I'm resurrecting an old desktop for a "distraction free" environment So? Any updates you can tell us? How has it been going? > and I'm wondering whether it is easier or more useful to use Freedos > or MS DOS

[Freedos-user] current information on networking with a laptop?

2014-10-04 Thread Karen Lewellen
In freedos I mean? Has been a while since I asked. still I am considering a freedos experiment for a laptop. I want to know if the tools needed and that work have been investigated of late? laptop only, I have no intention of changing my desktop to freedos. Kare -

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos vs. MS DOS 6.22 for legacy hardware

2014-10-04 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Dale E Sterner wrote: > > Thanks for the links update - very useful. Especially ghost 5 for dos. Maybe that's exactly what you want, but I highly doubt it. GhostScript hasn't been directly supported on DOS in years and years. I don't know what the last "offi

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos vs. MS DOS 6.22 for legacy hardware

2014-10-04 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, I know I'm late, but On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 7:54 PM, Dale E Sterner wrote: > > Is there a DOS-english version of LaTeX left to download from anywhere. > > > On Mon, 22 Sep 2014 17:25:58 -0400 dmccunney > writes: >> >> The official TeX repository for MS-DOS is >> http://www.ctan.org/te