> Thomas Mueller composed on 2017-04-25 02:07 (UTC):
> > I ran Quattro Pro through 5 in OS/2 Warp 3 and 4 until that final OS/2 crash
> > in the single-digit days of April 2001.
> > OS/2 froze, did not dismount cleanly. On reboot, CHKDSK, run automatically,
> > ran amok and trashed my hard-disk
On Mon, 24 Apr 2017 21:11:25 -0400, Andy Stamp wrote:
> I set up a Linux VM with a FAT32 partition for the server and was
> playing with version 0.8.1 on my 486 and it was working great. Loaded
> Lotus 123 right off the network (and faster than I expected).
I'm glad it works for you!
> My questio
That is a router, I can't guarantee it would work. (unless you put openwrt
on it) However, this is built specifically to bridge:
https://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-Universal-Ethernet-Adapter-GWU627/dp/B004UAKCS6
Takes around 20 seconds to connect, which is longer than it takes DOS to
boot on my machi
Thomas Mueller composed on 2017-04-25 02:07 (UTC):
> I ran Quattro Pro through 5 in OS/2 Warp 3 and 4 until that final OS/2 crash
> in the single-digit days of April 2001.
> OS/2 froze, did not dismount cleanly. On reboot, CHKDSK, run automatically,
> ran amok and trashed my hard-disk data.
OS/
dmccunney composed on 2017-04-24 22:22 (UTC-0400):
> Thomas Mueller wrote:
>> My experience with Gnumeric is favorable. There are differences in syntax
>> and navigation with Quattro Pro for DOS.
>> Quattro Pro three-dimensional spreadsheets are practically impossible to
>> import, even Excel
On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 9:41 PM, Thomas Mueller wrote:
> My experience with Gnumeric is favorable. There are differences in syntax
> and navigation with Quattro Pro for DOS.
>
> Quattro Pro three-dimensional spreadsheets are practically impossible to
> import, even Excel can't do that.
How mu
from dmccunney:
> dmccunney composed on 2017-04-23 17:52 (UTC-0400):
> > Versions are frequently skipped when software is released. Remember
> > Dale said this was *unreleased* software. (I don't recall offhand
> > whether there was an actual Quattro 5.5 release.)
> QPro 5.5 was releas
The original WordStar for CP/M was written in Z-80 assembly language by Rob
Barnaby, in about a month. He was the principle coder on it until the last
release prior to 4.0. When he left the company is when thing started to go
downhill for MicroPro. WordStar for DOS used slow DOS system functions
from dmccunney:
> On Sun, Apr 23, 2017 at 5:22 PM, Thomas Mueller wrote:
> > It seemed strange that a version of Quattro Pro following 5 would be 5.6 as
> > opposed to 5.1 or 5.5.
> Versions are frequently skipped when software is released. Remember
> Dale said this was *unreleased* software.
Hi Mateusz,
I've been following your posts both here and on the VCF forum (
http://www.vcfed.org/forum/showthread.php?57027-EtherDFS-an-ethernet-drive-for-DOS)
and was inspired to pick up a Xircom PE3 adapter to help move files to and
from my old XT with a bad FDC.
I set up a Linux VM with a FAT3
Any plan to share this find? :)
On Monday, April 24, 2017, 9:07:19 AM MDT, Dale E Sterner
wrote:It is pure dos abandoned when corel went to windows.
Sounded like it came out of the trash can type.
It is somewhat unfinished - a few nasty bugs but nothing
to make it unusable. There was no documen
> Am 24.04.2017 um 07:07 schrieb Dan Schmidt :
>
> Is this thread still about wireless for Dos? If not, sorry for posting.
>
> If so, I bought a wireless to ethernet bridge - smaller than a deck of cards,
> runs on usb power - works great for my Dos machine. I tried a wifi card that
> suppo
A lot to learn.
thanks
On Mon, 24 Apr 2017 14:27:13 -0400 dmccunney
writes:
> On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Dale E Sterner
> wrote:
> > For the most part dos moves well between machines.
> > Did have trouble with cutemouse & jemmex. On
> > some machines they hang up.
>
> So even DOS can
thanks
On Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:23:17 -0700 Ralf Quint
writes:
> On 4/24/2017 11:03 AM, Dale E Sterner wrote:
> > What is the difference between Lubuntu & Ubuntu.
> > What difference does the L make.
> The windows manager used...
>
> Ubuntu, as in the main distro, is using Gnome 3 as the default
On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Dale E Sterner wrote:
> For the most part dos moves well between machines.
> Did have trouble with cutemouse & jemmex. On
> some machines they hang up.
So even DOS can be sensitive to hardware differences. :-p
> What is the difference between Lubuntu & Ubuntu.
>
Dale E Sterner composed on 2017-04-24 14:03 (UTC-0400):
> What is the difference between Lubuntu & Ubuntu.
> What difference does the L make.
Kubuntu - KDE http://distrowatch.com/kubuntu
Lubuntu - LXDE http://distrowatch.com/lubuntu
Ubuntu - Unity/Gnome http://distrowatch.com/ubuntu
Xubuntu - XFC
On 4/24/2017 11:03 AM, Dale E Sterner wrote:
> What is the difference between Lubuntu & Ubuntu.
> What difference does the L make.
The windows manager used...
Ubuntu, as in the main distro, is using Gnome 3 as the default window
manager (after they finally abandoned that stupid Unity carp), Lubunt
For the most part dos moves well between machines.
Did have trouble with cutemouse & jemmex. On
some machines they hang up.
What is the difference between Lubuntu & Ubuntu.
What difference does the L make.
cheers
DS
On Mon, 24 Apr 2017 12:29:26 -0400 dmccunney
writes:
> On Mon, Apr 24, 2017
On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 11:47 AM, Dale E Sterner wrote:
> I run my pure DOS on a CF chip and move it from one
> machine to another on a cf chip. Try doing that with windows.
You can't. Windows will detect it's on a new machine, and complain.
But if you run Windows, that's not something you *wan
I run my pure DOS on a CF chip and move it from one
machine to another on a cf chip. Try doing that with windows.
Running DOS on windows is like turning it into a parasite.
cheers
DS
On Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:29:06 -0400 dmccunney
writes:
> On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 11:06 AM, Dale E Sterner
> wr
On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 11:06 AM, Dale E Sterner wrote:
> It is pure dos abandoned when corel went to windows.
> Sounded like it came out of the trash can type.
> It is somewhat unfinished - a few nasty bugs but nothing
> to make it unusable. There was no documentation
> with it. Just a corel fact
On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Dale E Sterner wrote:
> I think there must have been a 5.5 otherwise you wouldn't
> have a 5.6.
As it happens, there was, as Felix Miata noted. But versions *can*
be skipped by vendors.
> I only use the wordperfect off the disk - yet.
> Some lady on the web se
Someone else who likes Qpro - ain't it great.
cheers
DS
On Sun, 23 Apr 2017 18:16:10 -0400 Felix Miata
writes:
> dmccunney composed on 2017-04-23 17:52 (UTC-0400):
>
> > Versions are frequently skipped when software is released.
> Remember
> > Dale said this was *unreleased* software. (I d
I think there must have been a 5.5 otherwise you wouldn't
have a 5.6. I only use the wordperfect off the disk - yet.
Some lady on the web sells a dos wordperfect update
to 6.2 and I also bought that - Corel autherized.
cheers
DS
On Sun, 23 Apr 2017 17:52:57 -0400 dmccunney
writes:
> On Sun, Ap
It is pure dos abandoned when corel went to windows.
Sounded like it came out of the trash can type.
It is somewhat unfinished - a few nasty bugs but nothing
to make it unusable. There was no documentation
with it. Just a corel factory made cd.
Its a pity they quit on it.
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