I'm no authority on it, but my experience with using FreeDOS as a file server was not encouraging. I used the MS networking services that came with WFW 3.11, and it was functional but unacceptably slow. At the time (a few months ago), nobody had a suggestion of a faster set of server libraries, so I gave up on it and went to a different OS.
How much RAM do those machines have? If at least 128MB and you have some unused copies of windows XP lying around, that configuration has worked pretty well for me as a low end file server (for logging over the network mostly), and would probably be ok for archiving as well. With essentially no user applications running, 128MB is enough for XP to act as a file server. D > -----Original Message----- > From: gdmellott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 8:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS for Large Scale Storage? > > > Hi, > > I am familiar with DOS and have used FreDOS, though it was > some time ago. > What is the present outlook for an endeavor to use FreeDOS to > run older machines with K6-2 processors [typically > 400-500mHz], using a RAID card and making some large storage, > to archive data on over a network? I have quite a few FIC > va-503+ MBs and at least 3 FIC PA-2013 MBs. They all use ECC > memory and have at least 1/2MBytes of L2 Cache on the MB. > They worked reasonably fast with Linux. When Debian stopped > supporting the K6 processor, they were not very usable. I was > told to try an older version of Debian. My experience has > been, though; the files to install it are not in a functional > state any more. > > Sincerely, Gregory D. MELLOTT > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/FreeDOS-for-Large-Scale-Storage--tp20520 > 184p20520184.html > Sent from the FreeDOS - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move > Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based > applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize > is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the > world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
