Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDos 1.4 and IDLEHALT=-1

2025-09-19 Thread Rugxulo via Freedos-user
Hi, On Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 3:55 AM Ramon Riera Marès via Freedos-user wrote: > > I'd like to know if IDLEHALT=-1 works the same in FreeDos 1.4 as it did in > previous versions. AFAIK, the kernel is the same version as in FreeDOS 1.3, so presumably yes. > I've installed FreeDos 1.4 without any

Re: [Freedos-user] As-Easy-As for DOS 5.7

2025-09-19 Thread Jim Hall via Freedos-user
I keep forgetting that TRIUS made a Windows-only self-extracting zip file for the DOS version of As-Easy-As. Oh the irony. So yes, you'll get that message if you try to run asa57.exe on DOS. Use the 'unzip' program on it, like it was a zip file. You can rename it from asa57.exe to asa57.zip if you

Re: [Freedos-user] As-Easy-As for DOS 5.7

2025-09-19 Thread Jim Hall via Freedos-user
Or since you're using Linux, you can unzip it from Linux when you have the virtual disk mounted, and extract the files directly into the virtual disk. You have your disk mounted like this: $ guestmount -a data.qcow2 -m /dev/sda1 ./mnt I like to put the installer in a temporary directory, and r

[Freedos-user] As-Easy-As for DOS 5.7

2025-09-19 Thread Davide Erbetta via Freedos-user
Hi all, after having read the very interesting book by Jim Hall about "As-Easy-As" software I've decided to try the software; so, I've downloaded it from the link suggested in the FreeDOS website: https://web.archive.org/web/20240527084029/http://triusinc.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10&sid=2ed3080

[Freedos-user] KazuGrid - grid-based VGA puzzles

2025-09-19 Thread Mateusz Viste via Freedos-user
Hello, I recently released a new DOS game that I think the FreeDOS gaming community might enjoy😊. It's a VGA-based title featuring a collection of classic grid puzzles, including Kakurasu, Mosaic, Nonogram, and Hitori. Requires a VGA and a mouse. 📄MIT license. http://mateusz.fr/kazugrid/ Mat

[Freedos-user] FreeDos 1.4 and IDLEHALT=-1

2025-09-19 Thread Ramon Riera Marès via Freedos-user
Hello all !!! First of all, I'd like to thank the FreeDos developers and contributors. I'd like to know if IDLEHALT=-1 works the same in FreeDos 1.4 as it did in previous versions. I've installed FreeDos 1.4 without any problems on a USB flash drive. I use FreeDos with text editors only for writi