Has anyone had a go at using Freedos? The link to their website is: http://www.freedos.org/
It apparently is compatible with MSDos. I haven't tried it but am curious as since I installed XP on my three-year-old computer, Racebase runs extruciatingly slow. ian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Harrop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 5:12 PM Subject: Re: [racebase] ASUS Notebook A2H > > Hi Terry, > They dumped Dos support ages ago didn't they ? The fact we are still able > to > run Dos programs on XP is because of the Dos emulator that comes with it. > I > think it will be around for a while yet ! From all reports so far, the new > windows version (Longhorn), which is due in about 2 years will still have > a > Dos emulator. > The latest versions of XP still run Dos. It is just that some laptop > manufacturers are not bothering with Dos graphics capabilities. > Peter. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Terry Chadban <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 12:38 PM > Subject: Re: [racebase] ASUS Notebook A2H > > >> >> Peter Harrop wrote: >> >> > Just some info that a RaceBase user has an ASUS Notebook A2H that >> > doesn't appear to run DOS programs (ie RaceBase). >> >> I am guessing that his notebook is running a newer version of XP? M$ has >> been threatening to eliminate support for M$DOS for some time now, looks >> like it is finally happening? Right back in the Win95 days they tried to >> incorporate DOS and Explorer into the Windoze code, but got their hands >> slapped in the US of A. >> >> Peter, you might have to redesign the program now to bring it up to some >> sort of Windows support. After all, DOS has been around for yonks now >> (late 80s???) and M$ would like us all to keep up with the Jones's (or >> at least the Gates's) and keep upgrading to the latest versions of >> Windoze every year, not use something from the 80s, even if it DOES work >> better and faster than their latest rubbish! >> >> >> Bye for now, >> Terry (still using Win98, just on principle!) >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.11 - Release Date: 12/01/05 >> >> >> >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/racebase/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
