Re: [Freedos-user] NDCONFIG.SYS

2022-05-18 Thread tom ehlert
> according to https://moddingwiki.shikadi.net/wiki/Microsoft_EXEPACK , > the EXEPACK option (which was a precursor to PKLITE, DIET, ... which > were precursors to UPX) was available for MS link.exe (at least) > in 1986. which doesn't make 2022 exactly 'modern times'. according to the same

Re: [Freedos-user] NDCONFIG.SYS

2022-05-18 Thread tom ehlert
Hi Robert, If you want to have FreeDOS look for NDCONFIG.SYS, you will need to edit the FreeDOS kernel source code and recompile. It does not look for NDCONFIG.SYS on its own. >> >>> It maybe easier to use a hex editor on kernel.sys & command.com. ;-) >>> Just my two cents ... >>

Re: [Freedos-user] NDCONFIG.SYS

2022-05-18 Thread Robert Riebisch
Hi tom, >>> If you want to have FreeDOS look for NDCONFIG.SYS, you will need to edit >>> the FreeDOS kernel source code and recompile. It does not look for >>> NDCONFIG.SYS on its own. > >> It maybe easier to use a hex editor on kernel.sys & command.com. ;-) >> Just my two cents ... > >>

Re: [Freedos-user] NDCONFIG.SYS

2022-05-18 Thread tom ehlert
Hallo Herr Robert Riebisch, am Mittwoch, 18. Mai 2022 um 18:38 schrieben Sie: > Hi Jim, >> If you want to have FreeDOS look for NDCONFIG.SYS, you will need to edit >> the FreeDOS kernel source code and recompile. It does not look for >> NDCONFIG.SYS on its own. > It maybe easier to use a hex

Re: [Freedos-user] NDCONFIG.SYS

2022-05-18 Thread Robert Riebisch
Hi Jim, > If you want to have FreeDOS look for NDCONFIG.SYS, you will need to edit > the FreeDOS kernel source code and recompile. It does not look for > NDCONFIG.SYS on its own. It maybe easier to use a hex editor on kernel.sys & command.com. ;-) Just my two cents ... Cheers, Robert -- BTTR

Re: [Freedos-user] "The very weird Hewlett Packard FreeDOS option"

2022-05-18 Thread userbeitrag
On 18 May 2022, 11:09, Aitor SantamarĂ­a wrote: Some months ago we discussed about this very precise topic. I particularly favoured for something like this: let Linux do the job to adapt to new hardware and FreeDOS live in a emulated 16-bit environment that real hardware no longer provides. I am

Re: [Freedos-user] "The very weird Hewlett Packard FreeDOS option"

2022-05-18 Thread Aitor SantamarĂ­a
Hi, On Wed, 18 May 2022 at 09:51, wrote: > On 17 May 2022, 18:21, perditi...@gmail.com wrote: > > So yes there is work in the pipeline, but nothing coming soon or > guaranteed > > to be useful. > > > > Jeremy > > That is great to hear, as FreeDOS will otherwise be drifting away > forever on

Re: [Freedos-user] "The very weird Hewlett Packard FreeDOS option"

2022-05-18 Thread userbeitrag
On 17 May 2022, 18:21, perditi...@gmail.com wrote: So yes there is work in the pipeline, but nothing coming soon or guaranteed to be useful. Jeremy That is great to hear, as FreeDOS will otherwise be drifting away forever on real hardware, even more as it was before (when there still were