Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS and the Gemini protocol

2023-09-06 Thread Ben Collver via Freedos-user
Another option is to use a gemini proxy. For example: C:\>lynx https://portal.mozz.us/gemini/geminispace.info/search%3Ffreedos This is an indirect way to access gemini://geminispace.info/search?freedos ___ Freedos-user mailing list

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

2023-11-22 Thread Ben Collver via Freedos-user
Karen also asked about this on the lynx-dev mailing list. They reported that panix.com tested squirrelmail and roundcube in lynx and found that neither works because certain controls in both apps are proprietary controls not standard web controls. I don't do email on DOS, but if i did, i

[Freedos-user] Walden for computer programmers

2024-01-30 Thread Ben Collver via Freedos-user
""" If there's a "Walden" for computer programmers, it would be a 4:3 display running DOS where coding can be done without any modern day annoying interruptions. """ From: https://fernandomeyer.com/microblog/2023-12-03-111519076247101245/ ___

Re: [Freedos-user] Epson dot matrix printer emulator?

2023-11-20 Thread Ben Collver via Freedos-user
I wrote a post about how to do this on FreeDOS. It converts Epson printer data to image or PDF. DOSBox-X has similar Epson printer emulation built in, and you can install FreeDOS on that. Basically, the process goes like this: * Run prn2file to capture the printer data to a file. * Print

[Freedos-user] jq 1.7.1 for DOS

2024-03-02 Thread Ben Collver via Freedos-user
Greetings, Here is a link to download jq 1.7.1 for DOS built with DJGPP and lightly tested on DOSBox and FreeDOS. jq is like sed for JSON data - you can use it to slice and filter and map and transform structured data with the same ease that sed, awk, grep and friends let you play with text.

Re: [Freedos-user] Coding in BASIC for Freedos?

2024-03-17 Thread Ben Collver via Freedos-user
> Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2024 19:26:05 +0100 > From: tom ehlert > To: "Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS." > > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Coding in BASIC for Freedos? > > > On Sun, Mar 17, 2024 at 6:26 AM Liam Proven via Freedos-user > > wrote: > > [..] > >> There are good reasons

Re: [Freedos-user] odd news

2024-05-08 Thread Ben Collver via Freedos-user
> Date: Thu, 9 May 2024 00:29:44 +0200 > From: Eric Auer > > and a dos port of gnupg where important features cannot be used > because dos has no /dev/random (see bttr thread) be newsworthy? The DOS port of gnupg should be fully functional now, both on FreeDOS and MS-DOS. When generating keys,