Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS utility to insert keystrokes in the keyboard buffer?

2006-02-11 Thread David O';Shea
Hi Carl, all, I should add that I haven't actually tested the tools suggested on that page, I just ran across them. I don't know if they work properly with FreeDOS and/or on modern PCs. Regards, David - Original Message - From: "David O'Shea" <[EMAIL PR

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS utility to insert keystrokes in the keyboard buffer?

2006-02-07 Thread David O';Shea
Hi Carl, > From: Carl Spitzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 19:47:12 -0800 > > > > I programmed something like this and it might do what you want. The > > > > following constants and function allow a program to place up to 16 > > > > two-byte characters in the keyboard buffer. When

Re: [Freedos-user] Dual Boot WindowsXP and FreeDOS - Alpha testers needed

2006-02-03 Thread David O';Shea
Hi Gerry, > Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 23:02:26 + > From: Gerry Hickman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > However, two recent changes to Windows networks have relegated FreeDOS > to the recycle bin: > > 1. LM authentication is no longer enabled once a corporation moves to > Windows Server 2003. No IT manager

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS utility to insert keystrokes in the keyboard buffer?

2006-01-23 Thread David O';Shea
Hi Carl, > From: Carl Spitzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [...] > On Wed, 2005-12-28 at 21:13 -0500, Jim Lemon wrote: > > I programmed something like this and it might do what you want. The > > following constants and function allow a program to place up to 16 > > two-byte characters in the keyboard buffe

Re: [Freedos-user] Announce: FORMAT 0.91v - floppy and UI improvements

2006-01-07 Thread David O';Shea
Hi Blair, > Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 00:00:11 -0800 > From: Blair Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 0.92 sounds best for this version (because the letters are starting to > get boring), and maybe 1.0 for the kittenized version, ONLY if it is > verified to work on large hard disks properly. I was think

Re: [Freedos-user] Improve FORMAT status with "counter"

2005-12-08 Thread David O';Shea
Hi Johnson, > P.S. Long time ago I have a 3rd party utility called FORMAT MASTER and > a FORMATQM, they did floppy format GREAT with Turbo Vision like > display, will someone interest to develop a 3rd party Open Source > "FORMAT" like them? Sounds like fun to me. I once wrote a tool in QuickBASI

[Freedos-user] Re: MS-DOS 7.10 ISO & Windows 3.1 drivers

2005-11-03 Thread David O';Shea
G'day, 98-SE? I was seeing the screenshots and the setup application is identical to the MS-DOS 6.22! You know hex editors? ;-) No need, the source for MS-DOS 6.(something) was leaked/stolen quite some time ago, so one could probably compile a modified setup application from the source :)

Re: [Freedos-user] MEM (with PC Tools output format)

2005-09-20 Thread David O';Shea
G'day Johnson, From: Johnson Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:52:24 +0800 [..] I noticed lots of users (especially in China) still stick to 'PC Tools Memory Information v9 (MI)'. Is it too old to report correct information from FreeDOS's memory managers or UMB information?

[Freedos-user] Re: What are some open-source DOS games?

2005-09-01 Thread David O';Shea
Hi Blair, I always loved http://www-math.bgsu.edu/~grabine/moria.html (which is roguelike). It's sad that FreeCiv and LinCity haven't been ported to DOS :( http://openquartz.sourceforge.net/ appears to be to Quake what FreeDOOM is to DOOM, i.e. free content that you can use with an open-sou