Karen, my hardware choice (old Pentium II) is because the motherboard has an ISA slot that I want for the Gravis Ultrasound sound card. Otherwise, I'd be fine with current generation hardware.
> On 02/24/2024 12:01 PM PST Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user > <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > > Hi Liam, > I have a question about this advice? > granted, I have made no secret of my using, having specific computers > built to construct DOS, rather than simply choosing older hardware. > Perhaps that care makes a difference. > However, I am, right now, using full DOS booted from my harddrive typing > with a USB keyboard. I have experienced no problems, am not even running > an extra USB driver yet, its simply done from the bios. > Is there a pattern others should seek in hardware, companies, motherboards > and the like that can lead to comparative results for them? > Its more of an intellectual question to ask, I realize I take greater care > than many here with my hardware choices. > Best, > Karen > > > > On Sat, 24 Feb 2024, Liam Proven via Freedos-user wrote: > > > On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 at 03:21, DAMON GRAY via Freedos-user > > <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > >> > >> I'm working on the assumption that FreeDos will handle the USB mouse and > >> keyboard. > > > > No, it won't. > > > > But in my limited testing, what I found that might is this: > > > > Install DOS onto a USB key, and boot from that, not from a HDD partition. > > > > On some firmware, this makes the BIOS do lots of USB handling and > > emulation and things work better. > > > > -- > > 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
