I was looking at that.
On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 1:55 PM Louis Santillan <lpsan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Might I suggest you try Microwindows/Nano-X on DOS and Linux? > > http://www.microwindows.org/ > > > On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 11:41 AM usul <usul.the.mo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I probably am that guy. I couldn't post in groups on FB for a couple of >> days. and I am itching to do something. LOL. >> >> Thanks for the links... >> As soon as I find a linux distro that I like that works on the laptop I >> will start looking at them in more detail. >> >> I think it would be fun to write something that looks like Windows 3.11 >> maybe even be able to run apps written for it. DESQview/X could run both >> if I could get something going that >> >> I have always thought that if xserver and a wm/desktop could be ported >> from linux to freedos that were small enough, >> then perhaps others would port apps as well. beyond the standard >> minefield, wordpad etc clones the other "desktops" like seal, opengem. etc. >> with those they never seemed to catch on, and most of them barely >> function when I run them. >> >> xvesa, wxwidgets, nano-x / microxwindows etc >> I don't really know how all of the linux windowing system works yet. And >> really the last time I messed with linux, it was zipslack on jaz drives was >> the thing. >> I even have a copy of dragonlinux (the linux that installed on a dos >> partition not a different partition) >> >> I still have a bunch of books in the closet for programming windows 3.11 >> and dos. >> Never did much win 95 came out shortly (like a couple of years) after I >> got started. >> >> I'll find something simpler freedos related to cut my dos programmer >> teeth on. >> Probably... :) >> >> Adam >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 13, 2023 at 6:24 AM Liam Proven <lpro...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 9 Mar 2023 at 15:18, usul <usul.the.mo...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > Why? cause I always get asked... >>> >>> Ah, you are the same person who asked on the Facebook FreeDOS group? >>> >>> > Because I want to code some stuff for windows 3.11 last time I did I >>> was working in VB 3 lol, >>> > run XAppeal and DESQview/X 2.1 and cause if they can do it see If I >>> can port a minimal xserver to FreeDos for fun. And I really don't want to >>> do any of that in a VM. >>> >>> DESQview/X _is_ a minimal X server. >>> >>> There were other X servers for DOS, e.g. >>> >>> >>> https://sourceforge.net/p/freedos/mailman/freedos-user/thread/4f0b8ad3.7050...@gmail.com/ >>> >>> http://www.linuxmisc.com/4-linux/54d11736a319f7ae.htm >>> >>> >>> https://techmonitor.ai/technology/ms_dos_x_server_releases_from_hummingbird >>> >>> The DEC PATHWORKS client for DOS also included an X server. >>> >>> >>> http://bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/dec/decnet/pathworks_DOS/AA-PAF5C-TK_Pathworks_for_DOS_Overview_V4.1_Aug91.pdf >>> >>> You might be able to find a download of that out there somewhere. I >>> think it was free if you owned the PATHWORKS server. >>> >>> -- >>> Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven >>> Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com >>> Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven >>> IoM: (+44) 7624 277612: UK: (+44) 7939-087884 >>> Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >
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