Hi Eric,
True! I forgot of Triple-DOS.
(Although I have not tried it myself).
Aitor
On Wed, 17 Aug 2022 at 21:42, Eric Auer wrote:
>
> Hi Aitor,
>
> the topic reminds me that we have
>
>
> https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/util/system/triple-dos/
>
> in our archives - i
Hi Aitor,
the topic reminds me that we have
https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/util/system/triple-dos/
in our archives - it is 20 years old and rather limited,
but it might still provide some inspiration somehow :-)
Regards, Eric
Under DOS-Shell, there was the DOSSW
Hi,
On Wed, 17 Aug 2022 at 18:21, Bret Johnson wrote:
> The first thing I think to note is that DOSShell was MUCH more than just a
> program launcher. It include the same basic implementation and
> functionality that were in early versions of Windows (3.x) to perform
> task-switching. With DOS
> NTVDM
Compatibility and quality problems aside, WinNT+'s NTVDM only supports (subset
of) DOS programs designed for the standard IBM PC with limited hardware
configurations. On the other hand, DOSBox(-X) goes way beyond this, for
example, allowing to emulate another full DOS-based PC, runnin
> The 32-bit WinNT one can't: it's a sort of VM, containing a DOS emulator.
> The reason the NT one isn't very good is the reason that NT was a successful
> product: because it isolates apps from the hardware, making it more reliable
> and allowing SMP and things.
The root reason is that WinNT i
I realize I'm a little late to this party, but I've got a couple of comments.
The first thing I think to note is that DOSShell was MUCH more than just a
program launcher. It include the same basic implementation and functionality
that were in early versions of Windows (3.x) to perform task-swit
Hello,
On Wed, 17 Aug 2022 at 12:00, Liam Proven wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Aug 2022 at 01:34, Wengier W via Freedos-user
> wrote:
> >
> > The apparent problems are the compatibility and quality. There are huge
> differences between Windows 9x's MS-DOS prompt and (32-bit) Windows XP's
> NTVDM.
>
> Wel
>> The apparent problems are the compatibility and quality. There are huge
>> differences between Windows 9x's MS-DOS prompt and (32-bit) Windows XP's
>> NTVDM.
> Well, yes. The Win9x DOS prompt is real DOS running on a real DOS
> kernel which can access hardware.
Well, no. The Win9x DOS prom
On Wed, 17 Aug 2022 at 01:34, Wengier W via Freedos-user
wrote:
>
> The apparent problems are the compatibility and quality. There are huge
> differences between Windows 9x's MS-DOS prompt and (32-bit) Windows XP's
> NTVDM.
Well, yes. The Win9x DOS prompt is real DOS running on a real DOS
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