One idiot-prof way to install freedos would be by deploying a disk image to the ssd in some automated fashion. In other words, give no options to the user. I have no experience of doing this automatically so I cannot help you there, manually I use dd on Linux to do this when I need to.
Den tis 6 nov. 2018 23:31 skrev Cuvtixo D <cuvt...@gmail.com>: > Rayman Bathurst- Hi, -I'm impressed with your cred with CP/M and PDPs. > But, maybe you're so experienced that it's difficult to ask questions as a > newbie? I mean, did you skip right into Windows from there or do you have > any experience with IBM-, MS- or DR-DOS? Also, for example, it's difficult > to understand what you mean by "idiotproof" without explaining your > purpose, like: why would you want to do such an unusual thing? For any 32 > or 64-bit PC or evaluation board, on a fresh SSD, you'd want to install a > tiny linux, bsd, or even risc-os (on Raspberry Pi) first, and emulate or > dual boot DOS in one way or another from there. It's hard to imagine why > one would want to do what you ask (unless a hacked antique PC or 16-bit > board maybe?). > I went from Apple ProDOS, a VAX account in college, to 68k Mac, then DOS. > It was a challenge to self-teach myself back then, but I feel like I have > some DOS cred now. > Additional note to Ghostdewolf: I never trust "Linus Tech Tips" or any > Youtube video that starts with some guy making bizarre or shocked > expressions in the intro: they're exploiting algorithms that indicates that > faces with strange expressions attract clicks, not to mention exploiting > Linus Torvold's name. Sure, Linus isn't too unusual a name, but I'm certain > with "tech tips" he's purely exploiting the name for marketing purposes. I > curse Google's Adwords for letting this get out of control on YouTube. > Anyways, an explanation of what the exact application is here would help > those of us who know DOS and SSDs, but who have never attempted this > particular task because it's too impractical for 99+% use cases. > >> >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >
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