> Why should we have to tell DOS users that only a certain and > small subset of all virtual environments can do FreeDOS?
Alternatively, tell them to install it on a PC ;-) > Using as many different emulators/virtualisers as possible among > developers/testers might show issues earlier Would FreeDOS work on a PC then ??? BTW, does BOCHS have any problems ? Just recommend BOCHS only (only for those having FreeDOS-incompatible hadrware). > The better virtualization environments realize this and use > paravirtualization. In a nutshell, the guest operating system runs > special device drivers that know how to hit magic buttons in the VM. > In the case of the network adapter, instead of doing a whole bunch of > privileged I/O operations to send a packet a paravirtualized driver can > press a magic button on the VM, telling it where the > data is and how to send it > Ultimately we're going to need to have DOS device drivers that > know how to interact with the various VMs Will this end up in a "FreeDOS" having Internet "everywhere", except on a PC ? I have my PCI Ethernet card working in DOS, but the card is almost 15 years old. I have no clue how recent PC's do ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get a FREE DOWNLOAD! and learn more about uberSVN rich system, user administration capabilities and model configuration. Take the hassle out of deploying and managing Subversion and the tools developers use with it. http://p.sf.net/sfu/wandisco-d2d-2 _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
