Re: [Freedos-user] Wrap up of FreeDOS articles
> On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 10:15:47AM -0500, Jim Hall wrote: > > > I also get a lot of "I need help" emails, since my email address is on > > the website. And a lot of people email me with questions about how to > > use zip files. On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 3:05 PM ZB wrote: > > Having the whole Internet at their disposal -- along with tools like Google, > Bing, Yandex etc.? Unbelievable. Even without this: PKZIP/PKUNZIP package > contains fine docs. They can't read? But they write e-mail messages... You're not wrong. :-) But now I have a bunch of "how-to" articles I can point people to on different topics, including zip and unzip. ;-) ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Wrap up of FreeDOS articles
On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 10:15:47AM -0500, Jim Hall wrote: > I also get a lot of "I need help" emails, since my email address is on > the website. And a lot of people email me with questions about how to > use zip files. Having the whole Internet at their disposal -- along with tools like Google, Bing, Yandex etc.? Unbelievable. Even without this: PKZIP/PKUNZIP package contains fine docs. They can't read? But they write e-mail messages... Laziness and fecklessness taken to the extreme -- regards, Zbigniew ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Wrap up of FreeDOS articles
> On Sat, Jul 03, 2021 at 10:56:57AM -0500, Jim Hall wrote: > > > Hi everyone! > > > > I hope you enjoyed the month-long article series on Opensource.com, > > about FreeDOS. Here are the articles that ran this week, as June > > wrapped up: > > > > "How to archive files on FreeDOS" (Zip and Unzip) > > https://opensource.com/article/21/6/archive-files-freedos [..] On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 8:24 AM ZB wrote: > > So this is what now requires an article, after 40 years of DOS history? > "What is ZIP and what is it for"? > > History has come full circle, it seems "What's old is new again." :-) I wrote the articles based on popular topics from our YouTube channel, and people are still interested in how to archive files. Since zip is a standard format across platforms, I wrote about that. I also get a lot of "I need help" emails, since my email address is on the website. And a lot of people email me with questions about how to use zip files. For example, a lot of folks just don't know what to do with a zip file they downloaded from a DOS games archive site, and they can't "install" it as a package. I answer that question a lot, so I wanted to write an article about it. Jim ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Wrap up of FreeDOS articles
tar with xz rulz W dniu 14.07.2021 o 15:22, ZB pisze: On Sat, Jul 03, 2021 at 10:56:57AM -0500, Jim Hall wrote: Hi everyone! I hope you enjoyed the month-long article series on Opensource.com, about FreeDOS. Here are the articles that ran this week, as June wrapped up: "How to archive files on FreeDOS" (Zip and Unzip) https://opensource.com/article/21/6/archive-files-freedos So this is what now requires an article, after 40 years of DOS history? "What is ZIP and what is it for"? History has come full circle, it seems ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Wrap up of FreeDOS articles
On Sat, Jul 03, 2021 at 10:56:57AM -0500, Jim Hall wrote: > Hi everyone! > > I hope you enjoyed the month-long article series on Opensource.com, > about FreeDOS. Here are the articles that ran this week, as June > wrapped up: > > "How to archive files on FreeDOS" (Zip and Unzip) > https://opensource.com/article/21/6/archive-files-freedos So this is what now requires an article, after 40 years of DOS history? "What is ZIP and what is it for"? History has come full circle, it seems -- regards, Zbigniew ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Wrap up of FreeDOS articles
On Sat, Jul 3, 2021 at 10:56 AM Jim Hall wrote: > > Hi everyone! > > I hope you enjoyed the month-long article series on Opensource.com, > about FreeDOS. Here are the articles that ran this week, as June > wrapped up: >[..] Curious about the top FreeDOS articles on Opensource.com? Some were *really hot* and others had about an average number of views for other articles that run on Opensource.com. In the top 10 FreeDOS articles, the first 5 were *hot* (they ranked among the "most read" for all Opensource.com articles that ran in June) and the next 5 either did really well or were "average." 1. Interview about FreeDOS 2. Get started with FreeDOS 3. FreeDOS commands for Linux fans 4. Why I love programming on FreeDOS with GW-BASIC 5. How to use FreeDOS as an embedded system 6. Program on FreeDOS with Bywater BASIC 7. Use this nostalgic text editor on FreeDOS [Edlin] 8. How to program in C on FreeDOS 9. How FreeDOS boots 10. Install FreeDOS without the installer I can see stats for my articles on CloudSavvy IT, and the FreeDOS article is doing really well there. It would fit between #3 and #4 on the Opensource.com list. When articles do really well on tech news sites like Opensource.com and CloudSavvy IT, it encourages these and other sites to run other articles on the same topic. So if anyone here would like to write their own "how-to" articles about how to use FreeDOS, I encourage you to write. People out there are reading articles about FreeDOS in 2021. (If anyone wants to learn about writing for websites, email me off-list.) Jim ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] Wrap up of FreeDOS articles
Hi everyone! I hope you enjoyed the month-long article series on Opensource.com, about FreeDOS. Here are the articles that ran this week, as June wrapped up: "How to archive files on FreeDOS" (Zip and Unzip) https://opensource.com/article/21/6/archive-files-freedos "A brief history of FreeDOS" https://opensource.com/article/21/6/history-freedos "Interview about FreeDOS" https://opensource.com/article/21/6/freedos-founder Also, CloudSavvy IT ran an article about FreeDOS. It was supposed to run on June 29 (FreeDOS anniversary) but was delayed: "How FreeDOS Grew Up and Became a Modern DOS" https://www.cloudsavvyit.com/12250/how-freedos-grew-up-and-became-a-modern-dos/ Jim ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
