Re: [Freedos-user] Installation on a ThinkPad 340?

2016-12-19 Thread Louis Santillan
Got a chance to find the links I was thinking of [0][1]. [0] http://www.bttr-software.de/forum/mix_entry.php?id=14645 [1] http://www.bttr-software.de/forum/mix_entry.php?id=11947 On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 6:18 PM, Louis Santillan wrote: > I think someone on Bttr has such an

Re: [Freedos-user] Installation on a ThinkPad 340?

2016-12-18 Thread Eric Auer
Hi Userbeitrag, > The only solution for /modern DOS/ would be to write an emulation for a > well supported sound card for older programs and games. That would be, > say, a SB16 emulation driver for AC97 and HD-Audio on-board sound cards. > So every DOS program/game would see the well

Re: [Freedos-user] Installation on a ThinkPad 340?

2016-12-18 Thread Louis Santillan
I think someone on Bttr has such an emulation sound driver for Intel hda or ac97. On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 4:11 PM wrote: > Hi Tom! > > > > As I understand it you cannot really make any use of initialized sound > > hardware in DOS except for a few -- very few -- programs

Re: [Freedos-user] Installation on a ThinkPad 340?

2016-12-18 Thread userbeitrag
Hi Tom! As I understand it you cannot really make any use of initialized sound hardware in DOS except for a few -- very few -- programs that are aware of this very specific sound hardware. You may have noticed that /back in the old days/ every program/game had to be configured for the

Re: [Freedos-user] Installation on a ThinkPad 340?

2016-12-18 Thread Thomas Mueller
from Eric Auer: > > - I have just managed to find a Disney Sound Source on eBay, how > > compatible is FreeDOS with MS-DOS drivers? I hope it would work on > > FreeDOS... > There are no real DOS sound DRIVERS on most systems: > > Just programs to init the sound hardware and driver > libraries

Re: [Freedos-user] Installation on a ThinkPad 340?

2016-12-18 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 12:23 AM, Mingcong Bai wrote: > 在 2016年12月17日 21:21, Rugxulo 写道: >> >> On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 2:55 PM, Mingcong Bai wrote: >>> >>> But FreeDOS seemed to have CD installation only... Is it possible to >>> install

Re: [Freedos-user] Installation on a ThinkPad 340?

2016-12-18 Thread Eric Auer
Hi Rugxulo, > Regarding PCMCIA hard disks, I think Deskwork.de (defunct?) had once > made public some partial DOS support (TP "unit") that was > semi-archived by one FreeDOS enthusiast: > > http://ericauer.cosmodata.virtuaserver.com.br/soft/by-others/ Note that the Cosmodata mirror should only

Re: [Freedos-user] Installation on a ThinkPad 340?

2016-12-18 Thread Eric Auer
Hi! FreeDOS with only those components which mimick parts of MS DOS will easily fit on 1, 2 or 3 diskettes of 1.44 MB each, depending on whether you want to have full documentation and translations included. FreeDOS on CD also includes lots of other free software :-) > - I have just managed to

Re: [Freedos-user] Installation on a ThinkPad 340?

2016-12-17 Thread Mingcong Bai
在 2016年12月17日 21:21, Rugxulo 写道: > Hi, > > On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 2:55 PM, Mingcong Bai wrote: >> I happen to have a ThinkPad 340 kicking around: >> >> - Intel 486SLC2 25/50MHz >> - 12MB RAM >> - 3.5 inch 1.44MB Floppy Drive >> >> But FreeDOS seemed to have CD

Re: [Freedos-user] Installation on a ThinkPad 340?

2016-12-17 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 3:04 PM, Mingcong Bai wrote: > > Oh also... If I have a Panasonic PCMCIA CD-ROM Drive, would I be able to > use it with FreeDOS (then I suppose that I could burn the ISO image and > boot it from the boot floppy...? If the driver works...). I'm

Re: [Freedos-user] Installation on a ThinkPad 340?

2016-12-17 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 2:55 PM, Mingcong Bai wrote: > > I happen to have a ThinkPad 340 kicking around: > > - Intel 486SLC2 25/50MHz > - 12MB RAM > - 3.5 inch 1.44MB Floppy Drive > > But FreeDOS seemed to have CD installation only... Is it possible to > install

Re: [Freedos-user] Installation on a ThinkPad 340?

2016-12-17 Thread Mingcong Bai
Oh also... If I have a Panasonic PCMCIA CD-ROM Drive, would I be able to use it with FreeDOS (then I suppose that I could burn the ISO image and boot it from the boot floppy...? If the driver works...). 在 2016年12月17日 14:55, Mingcong Bai 写道: > Hi all, > > > I happen to have a ThinkPad 340