Re: [Freedos-user] Why DOS shouldn't be emulated...

2012-05-21 Thread Jim Hall
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 4:52 PM, Michael Robinson plu...@robinson-west.com wrote: There has been a fair amount of just run it under emulation being said. One of the advantages of DOS is that it isn't a modern operating system. An easy way to install Freedos safely to a desktop computer involves

[Freedos-user] Why DOS shouldn't be emulated...

2012-05-16 Thread Michael Robinson
There has been a fair amount of just run it under emulation being said. One of the advantages of DOS is that it isn't a modern operating system. An easy way to install Freedos safely to a desktop computer involves the following: 0) Back up all existing systems. 1) Disconnect all existing hard

Re: [Freedos-user] Why DOS shouldn't be emulated...

2012-05-16 Thread Bret Johnson
An easy way to install Freedos safely to a desktop computer involves the following: 0) Back up all existing systems. 1) Disconnect all existing hard drives. 2) Buy a hard disk to put Freedos on, if you have room for another one and a place to plug in. 3) Install Freedos to the whole

Re: [Freedos-user] Why DOS shouldn't be emulated...

2012-05-16 Thread Bret Johnson
Actually a GOOD thing in emulation is that you do not need DOS drivers for all your new hardware, be it for example UMTS or WLAN internet, HDA or AC97 sound, USB or Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, touchpad, tablet... This _can_ be a good thing, depending on the emulator. The emulation of