Hi Michael, Although not mentioned yesterday in your message, my wish still is the one we discussed last year:
On 5/31/2011 2:23 AM, Marcos Favero Florence de Barros wrote: > Hi Ulrich, Michael, others, >> Now that mTCP is Free Software, I think the next version of >> FreeDOS should focus on getting basic networking abilities. > That's wonderful news :-) > > Are you also contemplating networks for sharing files, i.e., a client- > server scheme on which a database could operate? (I use DataPerfect.) > > Marcos On 31 May 2011 21:49, Michael B. Brutman wrote: > There are a lot of possibilities. I had some ideas for a TSR > that would present a new DOS drive letter and use a machine > elsewhere on the network to provide the actual storage, either > in the form of a virtual hard drive or through SMB. It would > use the DOS network redirector interface which is not documented > by Microsoft, but there are some books and sample code around. > But that code is quite a bit different in nature than any of the > mTCP code that I have written, so it has not been started yet. Also, it would be nice if mTCP became "FDAPM-aware". Regards *and* thanks, Marcos -------------------------------------- Marcos Fávero Florence de Barros Campinas, Brazil ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
