I got Windows 3.1 running on Freedos using win /s, the Msdos 6.2x himem.sys and the MSDOS 6.2x emm386.exe. I also found out that share from freedos needs to be loaded low.
Great, it ran. Trouble is, my mouse is on com4 and there are no windows drivers for a logitech mouse on com4. Argh! Something I noticed, maybe because I'm using the unstable kernel instead of the stable 2036 one, deltree doesn't work anymore. Realistically, someone should make a clone of Windows 3.1. This makes more sense than making freedos unstable. Windows 3.1 isn't that heavy, it couldn't be because computers in those days weren't that powerful. Windows 3.1 is closer to gem than Windows 95 is, although gem is more like the old Macs. The advantage of supporting windows on top of freedos is that ReactOS will be too heavy for old computers and it is years away. The goal shouldn't be to support the most recent programs, it should be to implement a Windows 3.x compatible gui for freedos that can run old Windows programs. The disadvantages of making Windows 3.1/3.11 run on top of freedos are at least the following: 1) Lack of motivation potentially to make freedos compatible. 2) It still belongs to Microsoft, will everyone use a pirated copy? 3) There are many date problems and possibly other bugs. 4) Freedos seems to become unstable when Windows 3.x is run on top of it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial of Rational Requirements Composer Now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-ibm-com _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
