From: Ulrich Hansen <my.gr...@mailbox.org>
--===============7907458448220515418== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-D1E116D4-F5D2-4F31-A6E9-29483B8E1920 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --Apple-Mail-D1E116D4-F5D2-4F31-A6E9-29483B8E1920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Several years ago I wrote everything I could find out about DOS and Wifi here: http://wiki.freedos.org/wiki/index.php/WiFi If anybody finds out more about it, please give some feedback... > On Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:07:35 -0400 dmccunney <dennis.mccun...@gmail.com> > writes: >> On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Dale E Sterner >> <sunbeam...@juno.com> wrote: >>> I see that someone on Ebay is selling an HP mini >>> with a FREEDOS os installed. All the HP minis that >>> I've seen have wifi & bluetooth built in. That would >>> mean an 802.11 client to do it. The ad doesn't >>> mention wifi or bluetooth but every mini that I've seen >>> has it. >> >> The machine may have the *hardware*. Whether the hardware will be >> *usable* will depend on software. >> >> MSDOS was written back before Wifi and Bluetooth *existed*. FreeDOS >> tries to be compatible with MSDOS, which means "support for what >> existed when MSDOS was current." >> >> I would *not* expect Wifi or Bluetooth to be usable on the machine >> in >> FreeDOS, because the drivers don't exist. If you want to use Wifi >> or >> Bluetooth on that hardware, you'll need to install another OS that >> supports them. (Depending on exactly which HP mini model it is, >> there >> might be a flavor of Linux that can do it.) >> ______ >> Dennis >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- >> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> > > > ******************************************************>>>> >> From Dale Sterner - MS organic chemistry > http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jo00975a052 > *******************************************************>>>> > > ____________________________________________________________ > The Easiest Way To Shed Deep Fat? > 3 Harmful Foods > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/58f7bb5e84cae3b5e7b11st02duc > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user --Apple-Mail-D1E116D4-F5D2-4F31-A6E9-29483B8E1920 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div></div><div>Several years ago I wrote everything I could find out about DOS and Wifi here:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://wiki.freedos.org/wiki/index.php/WiFi">http://wiki.freedos.org/wiki/index.php/WiFi</a></div><div><br></div><div>If anybody finds out more about it, please give some feedback...</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span></span><span>On Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:07:35 -0400 dmccunney <<a href="mailto:dennis.mccun...@gmail.com">dennis.mccun...@gmail.com</a>></span><br><span>writes:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Wed, Apr 19, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Dale E Sterner </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><<a href="mailto:sunbeam...@juno.com">sunbeam...@juno.com</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I see that someone on Ebay is selling an HP mini</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>with a FREEDOS os installed. All the HP minis that</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="ci te"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I've seen have wifi & bluetooth built in. That would</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>mean an 802.11 client to do it. The ad doesn't</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>mention wifi or bluetooth but every mini that I've seen</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>has it.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The machine may have the *hardware*. Whether the hardware will be</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>*usable* will depend on software.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>MSDOS was written back before Wifi and Bluetooth *existed*. FreeDOS</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>tries to be c ompatible with MSDOS, which means "support for what</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>existed when MSDOS was current."</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>I would *not* expect Wifi or Bluetooth to be usable on the machine </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>in</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>FreeDOS, because the drivers don't exist. If you want to use Wifi </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>or</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Bluetooth on that hardware, you'll need to install another OS that</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>supports them. (Depending on exactly which HP mini model it is, </span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>there</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>might be a flavor of Linux that can do it.)</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <span>______</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Dennis</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><span>-------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br><span>-----</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>engaging tech sites, <a href="http://Slashdot.org">Slashdot.org</a>! <a href="http://sdm.link/slashdot">http://sdm.link/slashdot</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Freedos-user mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net">Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://lists.so urceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>******************************************************>>>></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>From Dale Sterner - MS organic chemistry</span><br></blockquote><span><a href="http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jo00975a052">http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jo00975a052</a></span><br><span>*******************************************************>>>></span><br><span></span><br><span>____________________________________________________________</span><br><span>The Easiest Way To Shed Deep Fat?</span><br><span>3 Harmful Foods</span><br><span><a href="http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/58f7bb5e84cae3b5e7b11st02duc">http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/58f7bb5e84cae3b5e7b11st02duc</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------</span><br><span>Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most</span><br><span>engaging tech sites, <a href="http://Slashdot.org">Slashdot.org</a>! <a href="http://sdm.link/slashdot">http://sdm.link/slashdot</a></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Freedos-user mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net">Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net</a></span><br><span><a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html> --Apple-Mail-D1E116D4-F5D2-4F31-A6E9-29483B8E1920-- --===============7907458448220515418== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot --===============7907458448220515418== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user --===============7907458448220515418==-- --- Internet Rex 2.29 * Origin: capcity2.synchro.net - 502/875-8938 (276:10/901) --- Synchronet 3.15a-Linux ListGate 1.3 * Capitol City Online - Frankfort, KY - telnet://capitolcityonline.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user