Re: [Freedos-user] DOS diagnostic tools?

2024-05-18 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
:41 CEST, Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user escribi??: Eric, While I will work through this list of course, you would need to reach the part of that Wikipedia article that talks of Norton 8, I honestly did not even start using a computer until 1989, and did not own a copy of Norton Utilities

Re: [Freedos-user] DOS diagnostic tools?

2024-05-14 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Eric, While I will work through this list of course, you would need to reach the part of that Wikipedia article that talks of Norton 8, I honestly did not even start using a computer until 1989, and did not own a copy of Norton Utilities until after 200 at the earliest. I used it as an

Re: [Freedos-user] DOS diagnostic tools?

2024-05-14 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi Eric, Do you recall the items in norton utilities? If not, I can post a list of the various tools? I am hoping for a collection of options if that resonates. Norton for example lets you create a repair boot disc, which would be a fine start. that disc then had items to check your hard drive

[Freedos-user] DOS diagnostic tools?

2024-05-14 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi folks, One stated advantage of freedos shared often is the ability to use more contemporary hardware. My hope is that there is also dos based software supporting the care and diagnostics of that infrastructure? For example, while I have Norton Utilities for DOS, it cannot see my larger

Re: [Freedos-user] the msdos 4.0 sources has some multitasking code

2024-05-13 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
for that field, though I don't remember which dos had the larger variable type, though I did find it interesting that they used different integer types. On 5/12/2024 3:48 AM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi Travis, Does that mean the MS Dos code for 7 or so is has been releaced now as well? Sorry you lost

Re: [Freedos-user] the msdos 4.0 sources has some multitasking code

2024-05-11 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Thanks Jim, Was wondering given Travis said all, in his post smiles. Karen On Sat, 11 May 2024, Jim Hall via Freedos-user wrote: On Sat, May 11, 2024, 10:49???PM Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: Hi Travis, Does that mean the MS Dos code

Re: [Freedos-user] the msdos 4.0 sources has some multitasking code

2024-05-11 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi Travis, Does that mean the MS Dos code for 7 or so is has been releaced now as well? Sorry you lost your DOS machines in a move. Karen On Sun, 12 May 2024, Travis Siegel via Freedos-user wrote: Since there was a discussion here recently on multitasking with dos, I'd like to mention

Re: [Freedos-user] MSD freedos diagnostic comparative?

2024-04-27 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
tool they'd written, described here: https://sourceforge.net/p/freedos/news/2024/03/fetch4fd-system-info-program/ On Sat, Apr 27, 2024 at 00:43 Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: Hi all, simple question. Given freedos does support things like

[Freedos-user] MSD freedos diagnostic comparative?

2024-04-26 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi all, simple question. Given freedos does support things like larger hard drives and so forth, I am wondering if there is a simple tool comparative to msd for DOS among freedos utilities? or, if anyone knows of a simple tool? my goal is not so much diagnostics as a clear indicator of

Re: [Freedos-user] Directory comparison program

2024-03-20 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi John, Could You help us help you more by sharing a bit about your goals? Are you wanting to compare directory to learn if all files were moved from one place to another, as if doing a backup to a USB drive? Are you wanting to check file attributes? Are you wanting to compare the kind of

Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2

2024-02-29 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
to make them feel imbecillic for making the choices they made. I meant no offence. I was actually trying to support your point. I'll just bow out and let you fight your own battle. On 02/27/2024 10:25 AM PST Karen Lewellen wrote: and that is fine for you...your point? On Tue, 27 Feb

Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2

2024-02-28 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
, Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user pisze: If our goals resonate, consider donating. worth a tax write off in some countries.. ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user

Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2 (fwd)

2024-02-28 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
:26???AM Liam Proven via Freedos-user < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: On Mon, 26 Feb 2024 at 14:42, Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user wrote: I dare say you intended this for the list. You continue to be just amazingly rude and hostile. You mailed me privately offlist. I d

Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2 (fwd)

2024-02-28 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
:42, Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user wrote: I dare say you intended this for the list. You continue to be just amazingly rude and hostile. You mailed me privately offlist. I did you the courtesy of replying the same way. You put it back on the list. Previously I had killfiled you. I only saw

Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2

2024-02-27 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
with FreeDOS i was dual booting or "dual HDD" (not SSD). It's what get the job done and more efficient way. ...and thank you. On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 6:47???PM Karen Lewellen wrote: That is your opinion, from your lived experience. For me, speaking personally, my machines running DOS are for

Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2 (fwd)

2024-02-27 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
What is with the off list messages? Ask on list, I will simply share them here anyway. -- Forwarded message -- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:16:05 + From: Joao Silva To: Karen Lewellen Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2 Hi. Yes. For me i ne

Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2

2024-02-27 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
via Freedos-user < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: Karen, my hardware choice (old Pentium II) is because the motherboard has an ISA slot that I want for the Gravis Ultrasound sound card. Otherwise, I'd be fine with current generation hardware. On 02/24/2024 12:01 PM PST

Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2

2024-02-27 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
12:01 PM PST Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user wrote: Hi Liam, I have a question about this advice? granted, I have made no secret of my using, having specific computers built to construct DOS, rather than simply choosing older hardware. Perhaps that care makes a difference. However, I am, right

Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2 (fwd)

2024-02-27 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Wow, I bow, salute, toast your brilliance here! Clearly you are owning the personal in personal computing with intelligence and skill. Why should someone not using your technology decide what is *modern* for you anyway? While this does not apply to my personal choices, I am so so thrilled

Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2 (fwd)

2024-02-26 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
I absolutely respect those choices. I feel reasonably certain that allot of you hare are not managing my combination of experiences leading to my choices. I do not expect anyone to follow my path, you are not me. it surprises me though that others expect me to follow yours, when I am not you.

Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2 (fwd)

2024-02-26 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
the platform, speaking personally, why are you here? Best, Karen -- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:31:35 + From: Liam Proven To: Karen Lewellen Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2 I really don't know. Perhaps you have been

Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2

2024-02-24 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi Liam, I have a question about this advice? granted, I have made no secret of my using, having specific computers built to construct DOS, rather than simply choosing older hardware. Perhaps that care makes a difference. However, I am, right now, using full DOS booted from my harddrive

Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2

2024-02-22 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi Damon, Just want to ask a couple of quick questions. First, likely this is yes, the bios for your machine does support USB? Second, does the USB Dos tools you tried include the DOS driver made by Panasonic? I have not used MS Dos 6.22 personally in decades, and have never overlyed freedos

Re: [Freedos-user] what cd rom drivers does freedos use?

2024-02-15 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi bret, On Sun, 4 Feb 2024, Bret Johnson wrote: I looked up a little bit about DECtalk. It looks like the earlier versions used a serial port but the later versions plugged directly into an ISA slot. I assume you have one of the later versions? I can't imagine how one that works with

Re: [Freedos-user] what cd rom drivers does freedos use?

2024-02-03 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi Bret, The comparability issue is not in vied_cdd.sys It is in the dectalk drivers itself. I have the hardware driver for my cd and DVD rom drives, when vide_cdd.sys is run, it references the hardware drive in its command. Will dig up those alternatives, thank you. Kare On Sun, 4 Feb

Re: [Freedos-user] what cd rom drivers does freedos use?

2024-02-02 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
ttp://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/repositories/1.3/drivers/gcdrom.zip UDVD2:https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/repositories/1.3/drivers/udvd2.zip On Friday, February 2, 2024 at 02:01:21 AM GMT-3, Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user wrote: Humor is an individual th

Re: [Freedos-user] what cd rom drivers does freedos use?

2024-02-01 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
all. Kare On Thu, 1 Feb 2024, andrew fabbro wrote: On Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 4:29???PM Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: Forcibly demand? What an interesting choice of term..why not did the job for which i contracted them? He was making

Re: [Freedos-user] What cd-rom drivers does FreeDOS use ?

2024-02-01 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
certainly, I use a number of adaptive technology tools due to the experience of sight loss. One of those tools is internal speech synthesizer card built by digital equipment corporation called the dectalk. For some reason developers of the software, the program has drivers to which other

Re: [Freedos-user] what cd rom drivers does freedos use?

2024-02-01 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi Bret, Sorry busy hands. The driver providing an issue is one called vide_cdd According to dectalk documentation ide cdroms made by asser and another company had challenges too, but the driver listed above presented the largest challenge. My units are not that old, but I am using this

Re: [Freedos-user] what cd rom drivers does freedos use?

2024-01-26 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Forcibly demand? What an interesting choice of term..why not did the job for which i contracted them? On Fri, 26 Jan 2024, Rugxulo via Freedos-user wrote: Hi Karen, On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 10:18 PM Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user wrote: As many may recall I run msdos 7.1 instead

[Freedos-user] what cd rom drivers does freedos use?

2024-01-24 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi folks, Here is why I am asking. As many may recall I run msdos 7.1 instead of freedos for several personal reasons. I recently had a new machine built, just before Christmas, which also included my installing an external dectalk card, I have an ISA slot, the ling kind on this board. While

Re: [Freedos-user] roundcube, is freedos, or dos based mail clients?

2023-11-24 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi, a few years back, before the Pandemic, we had a serious Shellworld crash. At the time I sought to contact them, did not reach a person, however. Likewise at the time, I believe? they did not allow mail to be sent. it has been a few years. Will try to contact them once more, even if all

Re: [Freedos-user] roundcube, is freedos, or dos based mail clients?

2023-11-23 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi, When the individual setting up my test actually checked the send button, he documented that it is not coded correctly likely why it appears three different ways in different browsers. I am not using the editor provided by roundcube to compose, instead my editor is set as a part of each

[Freedos-user] roundcube, is freedos, or dos based mail clients?

2023-11-23 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi folks, reporting back as a member of the greater Toronto Linux users group likes playing..allot, with mailbox configuration, hosting his own. As he uses roundcube, he created a way for me to text, creating an account and so forth. because the link was simple I could test in lynx, in links,

Re: [Freedos-user] freedos, or dos based mail clients?

2023-11-22 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi mart, Eric and all. Sharing more details, thanks for all these ideas. Because there is no direct inclusive tool for me with the combination of adaptive technology I use in Linux, I ssh telnet from my DOS computer into shellworld using the recently updated sshdos program. Further, I use ssh

Re: [Freedos-user] freedos, or dos based mail clients?

2023-11-22 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
, 2023 at 4:17 PM Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user wrote: Google intends removing all access to basic HTML, and is forcing the issue as of today. Did they state a reason? Maintenance burden? Or just better security? Because email was always plain text and pretty insecure. Realistically, I wonder

[Freedos-user] freedos, or dos based mail clients?

2023-11-20 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi folks, Google intends removing all access to basic HTML, and is forcing the issue as of today. Because I keep a great deal of content in my personal gmail account, even using their web interface to convert documents I must sometimes read, I am seeking alternatives. If I am honest, my

Re: [Freedos-user] 7zip for dOS?

2023-11-04 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
well..this was an adventure I hope not to encounter again. First, the t command, which I was told would test integrity failed all together. so did, unlike with pk branded zip items, running p7zip on an archive in a different directory, even with the DPMI file right beside the thing. What

Re: [Freedos-user] 7zip for dOS?

2023-11-01 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Sorry, I have a retraction. links20f works fine, not giving me the dpmi error. p7zip does however. going to try a small trick, especially as I will only need this once. everything crossed. On Wed, 1 Nov 2023, Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user wrote: Thanks again Eric! I was likewise confused

Re: [Freedos-user] 7zip for dOS?

2023-11-01 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Thanks again Eric! I was likewise confused by some of what is here. your wisdom about what to run has presented another challenge. now, this is the first time in a while a machine has been built for me, without my being present for the dos installation itself. when I run the p7zip command I

Re: [Freedos-user] 7zip for dOS?

2023-11-01 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
of these programs. Hope it helps! Best regards, Micha?? Dec W dniu 01.11.2023 o??20:32, Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user pisze: The file referenced by Eric, seems to have archiving tools, but not extracting ones. Unless I am missing something profoundly obvious

Re: [Freedos-user] 7zip for dOS?

2023-11-01 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Freedos-user wrote: On 10/31/2023 1:27 PM, Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user wrote: I do not have a freedos install cd. I understand that 7 zip files require the 7zip program...which is why I am seeking it somewhere. are such files  given names like file.7zip? the latter does not keep the three

Re: [Freedos-user] MSdos 7.1 question

2023-11-01 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
to get sound on it. I deleted a command called KILL on it. Do you know what that command does because I don't? I love the large file size that it supports. Freedos is limited to 2 gigs and PCdos stops a 8 gigs. cheers DS On Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:10:35 -0400 (EDT) Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user writes

Re: [Freedos-user] 7zip for dOS?

2023-10-31 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Thanks Eric, you are a prince. Karen On Tue, 31 Oct 2023, Eric Auer via Freedos-user wrote: Hi! According to https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/test/report.html you can download

Re: [Freedos-user] 7zip for dOS?

2023-10-31 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
, Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user wrote: I do not have a freedos install cd. I understand that 7 zip files require the 7zip program...which is why I am seeking it somewhere. are such files  given names like file.7zip? the latter does not keep the three character extension rule, which is why I

Re: [Freedos-user] 7zip for dOS?

2023-10-31 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Oct 2023, Micha�~B Dec wrote: Regular zip files can be decompressed with unzip. For compression, use zip. 7z files can be decompressed with 7zip. They're all on the full FreeDOS install CD. Best regards, Michał Dec W dniu 31.10.2023 o 21:20, Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user pisze: Hi All

[Freedos-user] 7zip for dOS?

2023-10-31 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi All, and a reminder how to set them apart from say .zip files? have such an archive, needed to get a machine built, and one program I am restoring is available as a 7zip file. Is there a DOS equal to the pk zip package? And should such files be named differently than just .zip? Thanks so

[Freedos-user] quick help finding the dos driver for intel etherexpress pro 100+

2023-10-24 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi folks, when I locate the img file, its a 1.57, which I believe would fit on the later floppies, but apparently not on my 1.44 ones. So hoping to find a copy, even if in .zip that will fit? Apparently Intel has an entire package of drivers that include ones for DOS. However, I believe the

Re: [Freedos-user] REMINDER: FreeDOS virtual get-together is tomorrow

2023-08-26 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Any chance for direct dial? Will be on the road, away from my computer, but if you can send that door off list I would be appreciative. On Sat, 26 Aug 2023, Jim Hall via Freedos-user wrote: On Sun, Aug 20, 2023 at 10:29 AM Jim Hall wrote: [..] Let's do it! Plan for our FreeDOS virtual

Re: [Freedos-user] Basic freedos question before I try this?

2023-07-25 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Freedos-user wrote: On 7/24/2023 6:06 PM, Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user wrote: > Hi folks, > Too many layers in the process for me to try the install. > That and the thinkpad, which is a thinkpad 600x is not in condition for > the work it seems. > I do wonder though if the fre

Re: [Freedos-user] Basic freedos question before I try this?

2023-07-24 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
yes, it has an ethernet port..USB ones as well. On Mon, 24 Jul 2023, Ralf Quint via Freedos-user wrote: On 7/24/2023 6:06 PM, Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user wrote: Hi folks, Too many layers in the process for me to try the install. That and the thinkpad, which is a thinkpad 600x

Re: [Freedos-user] My curiosity

2023-07-24 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi, Can speak for no one but myself, to be sure. Still, I run DOS exclusively, having no issues reaching the internet with it, or this list smiles. My situation is unique however. for the record, I am not running freedos, or not as of yet, as I have not found a reason to choose it over my

Re: [Freedos-user] Basic freedos question before I try this?

2023-07-24 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi folks, Too many layers in the process for me to try the install. That and the thinkpad, which is a thinkpad 600x is not in condition for the work it seems. I do wonder though if the freedos networking options would have functioned with the on-board Ethernet structure? Thanks, Karen

[Freedos-user] the freedos 1.3 floppy install edition.

2023-07-20 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi folks, did the obvious and visited the readme for the download section of freedos. While there is indeed a floppy only install, I understand one should over ride the 286 assumption with a switch to allow for say a p2 or p3 install? are the networking packages in this install? Thanks,

Re: [Freedos-user] Basic freedos question before I try this?

2023-07-20 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
at 5:45 PM Karen Lewellen wrote: meaning that packet drivers are included in packages, or that I will need to hunt them? You'll have to hunt for them, sadly. also, is there a install copy that lets me save items to floppies? I don't know, but it should be easy to save

Re: [Freedos-user] Basic freedos question before I try this?

2023-07-19 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
saving items to floppy, are you considering a hard drive install or booting from floppy only? On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 12:46???PM Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: meaning that packet drivers are included in packages, or that I will need to hunt them

Re: [Freedos-user] Basic freedos question before I try this?

2023-07-18 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
meaning that packet drivers are included in packages, or that I will need to hunt them? also, is there a install copy that lets me save items to floppies? On Tue, 18 Jul 2023, Rugxulo via Freedos-user wrote: Hi, On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 3:56 PM Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user wrote

Re: [Freedos-user] Basic freedos question before I try this?

2023-07-18 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
a Thinkpad has a DOS compatible Ethernet card. I would verify. On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 10:08???AM Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: Hi folks, Due to some layered power issues in my new apartment, I am considering installing Freedos onto a

[Freedos-user] Basic freedos question before I try this?

2023-07-18 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi folks, Due to some layered power issues in my new apartment, I am considering installing Freedos onto a laptop as a backup for my desktop computer. My main reason for considering this is the likelihood, given its an IBM Thinkpad, that Freedos networking should work for the onboard Ethernet

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos, laptops, and the internet?

2023-06-03 Thread Karen Lewellen
sion, many modern laptops are freedos friendly, even with 10th gen Intel Processors and more than 4gb of RAM, the only limitation is UEFI, if the laptop doesn't have CSM it is impossible to load Freedos.Good Luck Enviado desde Yahoo Mail para Android El vie., 2 de jun. de 2023 a la(s) 5:04 p.?

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos, laptops, and the internet?

2023-06-03 Thread Karen Lewellen
I respect you realize this is not what I am seeking. while the idea is absolutely not a door for me, perhaps others will find it useful. On Sat, 3 Jun 2023, Ben Collver wrote: I realize this is not exactly what you are looking for, but another option is an RS-232 WIFI modem.  Below are

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos, laptops, and the internet?

2023-06-03 Thread Karen Lewellen
a link to it? Thank you Tauro On 2/6/23 21:10, Karen Lewellen wrote: Yes, actually. someone updated sshdos so that it can support more current dh keys and so forth. Using it as I write in fact. On Fri, 2 Jun 2023, tauro via Freedos-user wrote: > Since you're talking about the inter

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos, laptops, and the internet?

2023-06-02 Thread Karen Lewellen
Yes, actually. someone updated sshdos so that it can support more current dh keys and so forth. Using it as I write in fact. On Fri, 2 Jun 2023, tauro via Freedos-user wrote: Since you're talking about the internet, considering one is successful setting up the NIC, Is there a fully

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos, laptops, and the internet?

2023-06-02 Thread Karen Lewellen
resolving domains that are supposed to be aliases, and not resolvable by any DNS. But that was when I was still using JEMMEX/JEMM386 so it's probably my fault. Best regards, Michał W dniu 3.06.2023 o 00:02, Karen Lewellen pisze: Hi folks, After having been on this list for years, although I n

[Freedos-user] Freedos, laptops, and the internet?

2023-06-02 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi folks, After having been on this list for years, although I not running freedos, I am considering a machine using the system alone. That machine would be a laptop, likely a p3 much as my desktops are, if unwise. My main serious concern is how freedos would access the Internet from such a

[Freedos-user] what I should include on a DOs rescue floppy?

2023-06-01 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi folks, Planning ahead, only to discover my copy of Norton Utilities for DOS cannot read my hard drive configuration. So, in case others know of utilities I should include, any suggestions? I do really have a 3.5 floppy drive for this machine. Thanks much, Karen

Re: [Freedos-user] Anyone want to write an article about FreeDOS?

2023-01-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
ally impaired access with screen readers can't be an article.  If folks want to write articles for other accessibility features, then feel free to do so.  I can't write about what I don't know. On 1/29/2023 9:01 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: Well, unless he has left, He is still on list. He did, if me

Re: [Freedos-user] Anyone want to write an article about FreeDOS?

2023-01-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
. Plus I have to find where I stuffed the source, it's around here somewhere, but I haven't seen it in a while. On the other hand, I'd be interested to see how ASAP was made to work, that should be an interesting reveal. On 1/29/2023 8:36 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote: does not Joseph have

Re: [Freedos-user] Anyone want to write an article about FreeDOS?

2023-01-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
does this package still exist, and if so, how does it manage more current authentication needs? Kare On Sun, 29 Jan 2023, Travis Siegel wrote: Actually, that reminds me of a package called ka9q, which provides a complete tcp/ip stack to dos, that allows all kinds of net access to ftp,

Re: [Freedos-user] Anyone want to write an article about FreeDOS?

2023-01-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
does not Joseph have a working edition of freedos using asap, as a screen reader? The journey to getting accessibility, not just screen readers, but voice tools for those needing that kind of inclusion, might make for an interesting piece. Since opensource seeks well open source smiles, the

Re: [Freedos-user] Anyone want to write an article about FreeDOS?

2023-01-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
What is their compensation rate? On Sun, 29 Jan 2023, Jim Hall wrote: If anyone here is interested in writing articles about FreeDOS, Opensource.com is interested in running FreeDOS articles. I write articles for them sometimes, and the FreeDOS articles perform very well on the site. In

[Freedos-user] best DOS repair tools for newer machines?

2022-11-26 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi all, My desktop, runs ms dos 7. At the moment it is suffering from dust in the case, sometimes booting, sometimes not. because my drives are large, I have two hard drives, and in theory the partitions are large, 2 that are 19 gig, and 2 that are 10gig, my copy of norton utilities for DOS

Re: [Freedos-user] Semware has released TSE as Freeware

2022-10-20 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi guys wow, I have fond memories of qedit, but was doing all my editing with wordperfect by the time this came along. Snagged a copy to try, but wonder how well it works from a speech standpoint? The later regular MS DOS edit program was sort of icky. Kare On Thu, 20 Oct 2022, Travis

Re: [Freedos-user] Mail and news for FreeDOS

2022-09-21 Thread Karen Lewellen
the server configuration to allow less secure connection methods. Changes to original: diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 -> diffie-hellman-group14-sha256 aes128-cbc -> aes128-ctr hmac-sha1 -> hmac-sha2-256 On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 2:25 PM Karen Lewellen wrote: The challenge, at least

Re: [Freedos-user] Mail and news for FreeDOS

2022-09-21 Thread Karen Lewellen
-hellman-group1-sha1 -> diffie-hellman-group14-sha256 aes128-cbc -> aes128-ctr hmac-sha1 -> hmac-sha2-256 On Wed, Sep 21, 2022 at 2:25 PM Karen Lewellen wrote: The challenge, at least for some, is that ssh2dos has not gotten an update allowing for the current approach to dh keys and th

Re: [Freedos-user] Mail and news for FreeDOS

2022-09-21 Thread Karen Lewellen
The challenge, at least for some, is that ssh2dos has not gotten an update allowing for the current approach to dh keys and the like. I personally use ssh2dos several times a day to reach the shell service I have. However, I can no longer use ssh2dos for my workplace Linux shell from

Re: [Freedos-user] DOS music creation software?

2022-08-31 Thread Karen Lewellen
On Wed, 31 Aug 2022, Rugxulo wrote: Hi, On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 11:45 AM Karen Lewellen wrote: I use dos, google has removed access to YouTube for low graphics browsers. If you have an answer, care to share? The YouTube link just shows "Sound Blaster Pro Intelligent Organ"

Re: [Freedos-user] DOS music creation software?

2022-08-30 Thread Karen Lewellen
I use dos, google has removed access to YouTube for low graphics browsers. If you have an answer, care to share? On Tue, 30 Aug 2022, Bj??rn Morell wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAt1rWF-kqE Den 2022-08-30 kl. 12:02, skrev Karen Lewellen: with all of the vintage gaming hinted

[Freedos-user] DOS music creation software?

2022-08-30 Thread Karen Lewellen
with all of the vintage gaming hinted at here, was wondering if anyone knows of a simple pure DOS program that in theory allows one to treat their computer keyboard like a music one? Need not tap dance as it were, just allow for some basic work. Ideas? Karen

Re: [Freedos-user] ot: perhaps, processor emulators?

2022-08-16 Thread Karen Lewellen
the Alpha, but that's a solution for Linux or Windows hosts: https://wiki.qemu.org/Documentation/Platforms/Alpha Jim On Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 8:41 PM Karen Lewellen wrote: Hi folks, On the dectalk discussion, someone shared some sources for the dec version 4.2 or so that requires actual digital

[Freedos-user] ot: perhaps, processor emulators?

2022-08-16 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi folks, On the dectalk discussion, someone shared some sources for the dec version 4.2 or so that requires actual digital equipment corporation processor alpha architecture. apparently dec in 1996, was already working on 64 bit processors for their own machines. those who want to see if the

Re: [Freedos-user] From BTTR: FAT32 ramdisk, SvarCOM shell, Doszip commander

2022-03-13 Thread Karen Lewellen
Seems like some fine efforts. Speaking personally, I wish someone would devote time to upgrading ssh for dos, so that the dh key exchange issue was corrected. Kare On Sun, 13 Mar 2022, Eric Auer wrote: Hi! Today is a day full of announcements on BTTR-SOFTWARE.DE :-)

Re: [Freedos-user] which mpxplay?

2022-02-08 Thread Karen Lewellen
t take all switches but runs easy, 1.534 is made for 486:s, 1.56d, 1.65d ,1.65g (needs dos4gw)  and 1.66. Read the text files and the ini file and you will have the info you need. Bear Den 2022-02-06 kl. 23:04, skrev Karen Lewellen: Hi folks, I am asking for specifics, as I believe? Eric

[Freedos-user] which mpxplay?

2022-02-06 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi folks, I am asking for specifics, as I believe? Eric noted when the program was last updated that for simple DOS usage things may be less flexible. so, if one is not running graphics, which edition of mpxplay is best? I have several older ones, if upgrading is unwise. still, because this DOS

Re: [Freedos-user] Request for developers... (fwd)

2021-12-29 Thread Karen Lewellen
You will want to share any ideas with the source of that post, as I do not believe they are a member here. On Wed, 29 Dec 2021, Matej Horvat wrote: What is most needed is to compile DOS Arachne as 32bit Potential starting point:

[Freedos-user] Request for developers... (fwd)

2021-12-28 Thread Karen Lewellen
Sharing the below, in case anyone here has an interest. -- Forwarded message -- Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2021 12:01:57 -0500 From: Glenn McCorkle Reply-To: LifeRaft To: LifeRaft Cc: arac...@freelists.org, internetin...@frelists.org, Subject: +[SurvPC] Request for developers...

[Freedos-user] dos tools for internet radio stations?

2021-09-28 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi folks, I am not sure if there is an option here. Still someone in New York on a blindness list asked if there are programs like dosamp or realplayer for dos that allow one to use sites that gather radio station feeds for listening? My last player in general was mpxplay, but I am unsure

Re: [Freedos-user] Accessing real floppy drive after booting the LiveCD (fwd)

2021-08-20 Thread Karen Lewellen
Eric, posting this reply on list, since I am sure writing me privately without permission was a mistake on your part. Karen -- Forwarded message -- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2021 21:45:35 +0200 From: Eric Auer To: Karen Lewellen Subject: Re: Accessing real floppy drive after

Re: [Freedos-user] Accessing real floppy drive after booting the LiveCD

2021-08-20 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi Eric, everyone. I admit to having a challenge picturing the problem. If this 5.25 drive is physically installed, it should? be shoring up in your BIOS letting you at least perhaps impact how it is designated. Otherwise,I do agree with Eric, regardless of your boot location and sequence,

Re: [Freedos-user] media players in dos

2021-08-12 Thread Karen Lewellen
Has anyone ever tested playany? Its a simple, but fairly solid media player, including aif files. On Thu, 12 Aug 2021, Eric Auer wrote: Hi! I have done a quick test with mpxplay and mplayer: Mpxplay works out of the box for mp3 files on my HDA hardware. With mplayer for DOS, the default

[Freedos-user] ANN: lynx2.9.0dev.8

2021-08-01 Thread Karen Lewellen
Latest Lynx updates. as some who follow the browser may know, the development editions are often better then stable since they take current situations into account. Karen On Sun, 1 Aug 2021, Thomas Dickey wrote: The current version of lynx is 2.8.9 It's available at

Re: [Freedos-user] tunein.com and freedos? - Karen versus Liam

2021-06-25 Thread Karen Lewellen
experience projects to everyone else, and that everyone  sharing a label are interchangeable. I am profoundly thankful  to  the apple techs  doctors, and scientists who believe I deserve technology that works for me, as I am, not as  Liam dictionary dictates. best,  Kare

Re: [Freedos-user] tunein.com and freedos?

2021-06-25 Thread Karen Lewellen
we shall see what I can and cannot do legally. On Fri, 25 Jun 2021, Liam Proven wrote: I am not interested into entering into debates about your medical claims. I do not live in your country and never have, so I doubt you could sue me if I had said anything actionable, which I have not.

Re: [Freedos-user] tunein.com and freedos?

2021-06-25 Thread Karen Lewellen
one sharing a label are interchangeable. I am profoundly thankful to the apple techs doctors, and scientists who believe I deserve technology that works for me, as I am, not as Liam dictionary dictates. best, Karen lewellen > This attitude is what has kept Microsoft immensely prof

Re: [Freedos-user] tunein.com and freedos?

2021-06-25 Thread Karen Lewellen
Very much so, part of why asking, rather than assuming anything about another human being is wise. On Fri, 25 Jun 2021, Bryan Kilgallin wrote: Hi Karen: Thanks for the info. The disabled are varied. And one's life experience is subjective. -- members.iinet.net.au/~kilgallin/

Re: [Freedos-user] tunein.com and freedos?

2021-06-24 Thread Karen Lewellen
Eric, clearly you do not know the difference between software and hardware speech, if you can even suggest I risk myself ..again, by talking of Linux below. The only point I will speak to is one that echos your own. If Links incorporated additional forms of JavaScript then the one used, same

Re: [Freedos-user] tunein.com and freedos?

2021-06-24 Thread Karen Lewellen
as well. after all there are more than a billion people estimated on the planet who share some form of disability label..and all of them deserve to be asked, not told. Karen On Thu, 24 Jun 2021, Karen Lewellen wrote: Liam, 1. Eric and I have been through these exchanges before...going back

Re: [Freedos-user] tunein.com and freedos?

2021-06-24 Thread Karen Lewellen
wrote: On Thu, 24 Jun 2021 at 23:50, Karen Lewellen wrote: As for your frankly disturbing stereotypes and generalizations about adaptive technology and the individuals using it, well, I would hope you would not tell someone to do themselves physical harm to satisfy your stereotypes, something you

Re: [Freedos-user] tunein.com and freedos?

2021-06-24 Thread Karen Lewellen
Eric, First, speaking personally I can confirm your statement about memory. I currently have almost a gig of memory is this MS. dos only computer, only needing to patch a software program once to insure it ran smoothly. As for your frankly disturbing stereotypes and generalizations about

Re: [Freedos-user] PCI SATA adapters with DOS

2021-06-23 Thread Karen Lewellen
why not consider testing that effort with ms. dos 7.1 instead of dos 6? Karen On Wed, 23 Jun 2021, Jon Brase wrote: Continuing a conversation from back in March, I took Liam's suggestion of using a PCI SATA adapter. I ended up getting a card with a SiI3114 chipset. I actually got the card a

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