dos386 schreef: > I assume enables reading files from DVD's, since I don't have a DVD > drive, I don't care, also, USB devices are IMHO hevily superior > to Blue/Red/HD/LD-DVD, so no +1 from me here :-| About video DVD, > it reportedly already works with MPLAYER ... > DOS and USB doesnt mix that well somehow :)
> But the fine 20 years old "software written for it" is not available either > ... > so better focus on running up-to-date free Win32 software with free tools ;-) > So any 386/486 is ment for the garbage dump nowadays instead of doing interesting stuff on it? I don't see Win9x running on it, nor Linux anymore (by default compiled for 586 or 686 architecture nowadays). ReactOS also aims at 586+, and no 16bit subsystem so far >> and keep the menu (yes, sorry :-p) to select options >> "run only DOS, do not start the installer" >> > > YES :-) > Good point, though F5 also should work but then skips any additional settings for variables etc. I think one of the FreeDOS menus had a bug which consisted of no corresponding menu line for option 0. > The enabled buggy drivers/TSR's/addons are an annoyance of 1.0 Distro ... > Agreed. Too much loaded, though the intention was to get a workable system. We'll either load fewer drivers or see if the improved versions of it are decent enough. >> sys 3.6a is the current version, changes to older versions should be >> considered for maintenance purposes only. >> It is not unstable and it (or newer) will be in the 2039 kernel >> release. The support for other DOSes is compile time selectable so >> those dual booting need only 1 sys program and those who don't want it >> can compile sys without it. The FreeDOS sys was modified to work with >> DR-DOS and those changes were later folded back into the official >> version; now also as a compile time option to select FD sys or DR sys. >> > > SYS 3.6A is the kernel 2038 sys program? If so I should stick to that one I guess, maybe compile it myself for the added bootsector features for experimental purposes and for setting up dualboot. > Obsolete Win98 has its own bootloader included, no need for FreeDOS :-) > Bootloader for itself, not for booting an older operating system unless it's MSDOS up to 6.22 > YES. This has been exhaustively discussed my mail, FreeCom > won't get fixed since there is no maintainer, but there is > "/F" switch. ;-) > The /F switch is great for seeing if there's disks in the drives :) No idea which parts of FreeCOM Jeremy and/or Blair have been busy with, but we'll stick to the current one. Maybe 4DOS is usable as decent shell, it's hard to say. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OpenSolaris 2009.06 is a cutting edge operating system for enterprises looking to deploy the next generation of Solaris that includes the latest innovations from Sun and the OpenSource community. Download a copy and enjoy capabilities such as Networking, Storage and Virtualization. Go to: http://p.sf.net/sfu/opensolaris-get _______________________________________________ Freedos-kernel mailing list Freedos-kernel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-kernel
