[Freedos-user] Again about CPU-loadmeter
I asked about this "a while" ago, now being back to that question. Have a look at pages from "Using MS-DOS 6.22" by Jim Cooper, describing functionality of POWER.EXE utility - I mean pages from 852 to 857 (it's available e.g. in "Google Books" and various places). It's splitted into two parts: a device driver, and actual utility. My question is: do we have any API offered by FDAPM to allow closer examination of CPU load the way similar to the one described in the book? I ponder whether it could be possible to create a script/utility, which could show the details. -- regards, Zbigniew -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Arduino Port of FreeDOS
On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 08:06:15PM +0300, Ercan Ersoy wrote: > FreeDOS Arduino Port doesn't have to graphics. For managing shell, we can > use only a UART on Arduino. We needn't 8k RAM for managing standard input, > standard output and standard error. Even before you start to discuss technical details - trying to persuade developers who are much more familiar with the entire FreeDOS thing than yourself - you should address the very basic question, which has been asked already twice: WHY, WHAT FOR? Even, if it was feasible - you encourage others to start really serious and time-consuming work only because "it would be kinda cool to see DOS running on Arduino"? -- regards, Zbigniew -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Arduino Port of FreeDOS
On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 06:30:17PM -0500, William Dudley wrote: > The Uno wouldn't seem to have enough memory (flash OR RAM) to make this > worth while. > > The Mega2560 has enough flash (ROM) for the OS and BIOS, but only 8K > of RAM, so I don't think it would be terribly useful either. The most basic question is: WHY do this at all? If anyone wants OS suited for microcontrollers, with interactivity, multitasking etc. then the proper answer is: Forth. In this particular case amForth, avrForth or flashForth, as examples. -- regards, Zbigniew -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Would you use a native 32/64-bit FreeDOS/BIOS system?
On Sat, Jan 06, 2018 at 04:15:08PM +, Samuel V. via Freedos-user wrote: > I was thinking that it could become necessary to start implementing a FreeDOS > version that included natively its own BIOS, and that this combination of > FreeDOS/BIOS is implemented entirely native as 32 or 64-bit code, to keep > using the known DOS environment, the same DOS/BIOS INT calls programming > style (now also with other ways to call services), but extending everything > to more modern CPU modes. > The intention is to update FreeDOS and the BIOS to 32 and 64-bit modes, > without forgetting the original 16-bit version, but now giving native access > to features that DOS would benefit from, but that aren't available in Real > Mode, like many Gigabytes of RAM, large IDE/SATA hard disks, more capable > drivers, more file systems. > Would you use a FreeDOS version that was entirely native to 32 or 64 bits? > I've thought that it would be a great additional project and that it would > definitely make FreeDOS and DOS in general, along with an integrated BIOS, > live as a valid OS choice for any user as long as there are PCs, at least x86 > ones. https://sourceforge.net/projects/freedos-32/ http://menuetos.net/ https://kolibrios.org/ (site seems to be down at the moment) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TempleOS -- regards, Zbigniew -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
