Hi!
FAT is always a finicky filesystem, especially if you're utilizing a
caching or BIOS emulation for USB HDDs. Are you using a caching program
like lbacache, cdrcache, smartdrv, etc?
Of those 3, only SMARTDRV can cache data before it gets written.
Even this delayed write caching is a
FAT is finicky but FAT is not the issue here.
As long as the machine has sufficient time to complete its last writes and
you don't have any programs running using the disk, it should always be
safe to shut down - DOS doesn't buffer or delay writes unless you have some
sort of disk caching program
I've got a similar setup, however I use WordPerfect 5.1. I really am too
easily distracted!
On Sat, 27 Jan 2024, 22:52 Dan Schmidt via Freedos-user, <
freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> Now, that's an interesting use for a Dos/FreeDos retro computer:
>
>
>
the real distraction is … you
> On 29.01.2024, at 19:55, Jim Hall via Freedos-user
> wrote:
>
> Thomas Cornelius Desi wrote:
>>
>> Apropos authoring on DOS Software: As I was looking for
>> someting nifty that would enhance my writing workflow on
>> the computer, I decided for VDE by Eric
There is even software that shuts down if you stop writing for more than a
couple fo seconds. ouch!
And here is a funny writing software, unfortunately only for Windows …
It only lets you write like on a Typwriter. But you can save it either as html
single pages or as a txt - file.
Thomas Cornelius Desi wrote:
>
> Apropos authoring on DOS Software: As I was looking for
> someting nifty that would enhance my writing workflow on
> the computer, I decided for VDE by Eric Meyer writer.
> ( have a look here: https://archive.org/details/vde-197 )
> It actually does sort-of-UTF8
Yeah, sure, Martin writes on Word perfect. Still does.
> On 29.01.2024, at 19:24, Santiago Almenara via Freedos-user
> wrote:
>
> It is a 2014 article, I believe he might have discovered Youtube, Email,
> Facebook and all other distractions.
> He haven't written any complete book since 2011,
It is a 2014 article, I believe he might have discovered Youtube, Email,
Facebook and all other distractions.
He haven't written any complete book since 2011, except for short stories.
:(
El sáb, 27 ene 2024 a la(s) 5:52 p.m., Dan Schmidt via Freedos-user (
freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net)
FAT is always a finicky filesystem, especially if you're utilizing a
caching or BIOS emulation for USB HDDs. Are you using a caching program
like lbacache, cdrcache, smartdrv, etc?
On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 7:11 AM Thomas Cornelius Desi via Freedos-user <
freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
You may also be interested in the Blocek editor -
http://www.laaca.borec.cz/blocek/#blocek
On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 7:55 AM Thomas Cornelius Desi via Freedos-user <
freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> Apropos authoring on DOS Software: As I was looking for someting nifty
> that would
Anton Shepelev:
> Jim Hall:
>
> > No ChatGPT assistant/coauthor.
>
> "Doesn't have ChatGPT or a co-author tool" is actually not
> a problem for a professional writer. It can actually be a
> bonus. :-)
Yes, but the temptation to use such a tool is great, and the
commerical pressure quite strong.
Apropos authoring on DOS Software: As I was looking for someting nifty that
would enhance my writing workflow on the computer, I decided for
VDE by Eric Meyer writer. ( have a look here:
https://archive.org/details/vde-197 )
It actually does sort-of-UTF8 encoding which in my case (German
Mart Zirnask wrote:
>> As for writers with DOS, I recalled and managed to dig up a video with
>> Philip Roth using a standing desk and a Blue DOS Screen - is this also
>> Wordstar? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBlVEcMSOGw=201
>>
>> The video is dated 2004, though - back then, I imagine it was
> Dan Schmidt wrote:
> > Now, I might have gone with WordPerfect 6 instead of
> > WordStar 4, but the idea itself is solid: A computer that
> > you just use for writing, sans distractions. No YouTube,
> > no Email, no Facebook -- you sit -- you write. I mean,
> > it's hard to argue it didn't work
I boot FD from a USB Stick.
Can using »shutdown« command prevent that a bootable USB Stick with FD becomes
unusable? (Happened last week.)
add: is the shutdown command also working in the previous FD version? (Which I
am normally using. I never used the »shutdown« command before. Just switch
Dan Schmidt:
> Now, I might have gone with WordPerfect 6 instead of
> WordStar 4, but the idea itself is solid: A computer that
> you just use for writing, sans distractions. No YouTube,
> no Email, no Facebook -- you sit -- you write. I mean,
> it's hard to argue it didn't work well for this
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