Hi,
Exactly. If you want networking, install it afterwards. The same for sound,
the myriad of development choices and memory managers. Despite wanting to
emulate DOS, it seems FreeDOS more closely emulates a Linux distribution
from the verbose initial boot to the "package" selection.
On Tue, Jan 26, 2016, 6:33 AM Mateusz Viste <mate...@viste.fr> wrote:
> On 26/01/2016 12:10, Antony Gordon wrote:
> > Things would be so much simpler if FreeDOS emulated the Microsoft and
> > IBM (and Caldera, Digital Research) counterparts and installed the base
> > operating system.
>
> I second that. But it would seem we are isolated in this opinion, since
> I see all the time people talking about multiple-choice packages,
> "advanced" modes, "FULL 400M+ install", etc...
>
> What I'd love, as a user, is to be able to put the FreeDOS install CD
> (or floppy) into my computer, select a single choice "Yes, I want to
> install FreeDOS even though it means all existing data will be wiped
> out", and get a FreeDOS shell seconds later. A shell that mimicks what
> MS-DOS 6.x provided. And only THEN, if I wish/need, I'd install
> additional stuff using FDNPKG and/or FDINST.
>
> Mateusz
>
>
>
>
> > On Sat, Jan 23, 2016, 7:31 PM Ralf Quint <freedos...@gmail.com
> > <mailto:freedos...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > On 1/23/2016 3:45 PM, Rugxulo wrote:
> > > Hi again, quick reply,
> > >
> > > On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 5:43 PM, Rugxulo <rugx...@gmail.com
> > <mailto:rugx...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> > >> On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 12:44 PM, Ralf Quint
> > <freedos...@gmail.com <mailto:freedos...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> > >>> On 1/22/2016 3:36 PM, Eric Auer wrote:
> > >>> BWBasic is an interpreter, which runs very well on FreeDOS,
> > despite some
> > >>> shortcomings, hence should be very well kept within ant FreeDOS
> > "distro"...
> > >> IMO, it was too buggy to use for much.
> > >
> > Well, fix it. It's Open Source....
> >
> > Ralf
> >
>
>
>
>
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