Re: [Freedos-user] AMB, Ancient Machine Book format and FreeDOS Help

2020-12-12 Thread Andy Stamp
I had been working on getting the existing HTMLHELP to compile in OpenWatcom as a pre-work step to fixing some of the existing bugs. But assuming this can handle the non-english languages it may be the way to go. On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 8:13 PM Jim Hall wrote: > This is great! > > I tried it an

Re: [Freedos-user] AMB: new samples

2020-12-12 Thread Jim Hall
I'd love to have the FreeDOS books in there, too. https://www.freedos.org/books/ I don't think I have the free time to convert them, but if I sent you the ODT files, could you convert 'Using FreeDOS' and '23 Years of FreeDOS' and 'Writing FreeDOS Programs in C' into AMB format? Jim On Sat, Dec

Re: [Freedos-user] AMB, Ancient Machine Book format and FreeDOS Help

2020-12-12 Thread Jim Hall
This is great! I tried it and enjoyed that I could read the FreeDOS Help as an AMB, with links to each section in the Help. This makes me wonder if we could adapt this to become a new version of the FreeDOS Help system. I'm thinking maybe we could create an alias or "shortcut" COM program that lau

Re: [Freedos-user] install freedos on eeepc 1201NL

2020-12-12 Thread Joao Silva
Hi. Killer to me yes, not for anyone o really needs to run a specific software and usually don't have the need for audio. I've tryed DOSBOX-X or DOSBO, can't use GameTools, can't use the breakpoints and the constant search for the right cpu cycle. Even tryed dosbox for dos... no GameTools. Have

Re: [Freedos-user] install freedos on eeepc 1201NL

2020-12-12 Thread Eric Auer
Hi! > Problem solved, but the killer was no sound of any kind. That means you ONLY use DOS for games? ;-) > Just have to fallback to Virtual Machines or Emulation! Have you tried DOSBOX-X or DOSBOX inside HX RT inside DOS (!) for that? Should still have lower hardware requirements than any V

Re: [Freedos-user] install freedos on eeepc 1201NL

2020-12-12 Thread Joao Silva
Hi! Problem solved, but the killer was no sound of any kind. Just have to fallback to Virtual Machines or Emulation! On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 8:52 PM Ralf Quint wrote: > On 12/11/2020 9:55 AM, Joao Silva wrote: > > Hi! > > > > Trying to install Freedos 1.3 rc fullusb on a eeepc 1201NL but got a

Re: [Freedos-user] install freedos on eeepc 1201NL

2020-12-12 Thread Ralf Quint
On 12/11/2020 9:55 AM, Joao Silva wrote: Hi! Trying to install Freedos 1.3 rc fullusb on a eeepc 1201NL but got a problem, can't find hdd with windows 10 installed. Could be because of the ntfs fat? Well, yes, that the drive is using NTFS (as is the default for any Windows since at least W

[Freedos-user] AMB: new samples

2020-12-12 Thread Mateusz Viste
Recently I announced my latest AMB tool here, along with a conversion of the FreeDOS help. This message to let you know that I also converted the french version of the FreeDOS help, as a show case for "high ASCII" (international) content. I have also produced an AMB book with 8086 instructions