Re: [Freedos-user] Use of MSDOS on XP Computer

2009-08-27 Thread Alexandru Fira
Yes, indeed, Qbasic runs nicely on Windows XP. It can also be run very well in Dosbox or Dosemu under Linux. Alex Phone number: 004-0364412643 Mobile phone number: 004-0770607699 Messenger ID: firaalexandru Skype ID: alexfiracluj

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos-user Digest, Vol 302, Issue 1

2009-08-27 Thread Alexandru Fira
Just copy the qbasic.exe interpreter anywhere in your Windows XP computer, for example on the desktop. For running it just double click on qbasic.exe and off it goes. Windows XP has NTVDM (New Technology Virtual DOS Machine) that can run a lot of DOS programs, including Qbasic. There is no

Re: [Freedos-user] Is Windows 3.1 worth it and wordprocessing?

2009-04-12 Thread Alexandru Fira
I managed to install and Run Abiword on Windows 2000. I installed Windows 2000 on a PC with a 200 MHz processor, 64 MB of RAM, 2 GB hard disk (much older than the PC itself) and it ran quite well. It ran Seamonkey quite well, also. I will look for Wordperfect in order to run it under

[Freedos-user] Off-topic. Freebasic. Please send info

2009-03-18 Thread Alexandru Fira
I installed Freebasic for Linux, some more apps and Geany and I managed to make some programs. I also installed Freebasic for Windows using Wine and I managed to compile .bas files to Windows executables. I will also use Freebasic for DOS under Linux in Dosbox and under Freedos. Please send

Re: [Freedos-user] freedos installation using usb drive

2008-12-31 Thread Alexandru Fira
  If you do not have a CD drive for your PC, then it would be useful to buy a USB CD or DVD-RW drive. It is always useful, so it is not a waste of money. You can use later for a lot of interesting things. And it is not very expensive, around 100 RON in Romania, so 32 dollars.   I have Freedos

[Freedos-user] Please send info about Internet connection

2008-10-27 Thread Alexandru Fira
  Today I tried Arachne and Gemweb on a Pentium I at the office and did not connect. There is a Realtek ethernet card.   Please tell me what to do. The packet drivers failed.   I am writing under Damn Small Linux on the same Pentium I.

[Freedos-user] Please send me a comprehensive Freedos manual

2008-10-26 Thread Alexandru Fira
  Please send me or point me to a comprehensive Freedos manual.   I tried several times these days to configure Internet connection under Freedos, by using Arachne (I have ADSL PPPoE, Fiberlink technology) and I failed. I also had some trouble with this type of connection under Linux.   

Re: [Freedos-user] Using freedos to install win

2008-10-22 Thread Alexandru Fira
  You gave me a good idea but it did not turn out wel.  I tried to install Freedos on a 2 GB Jetflash on which the MBR was already messed up. When installing, the system files and folders were copied OK on the Jetflash but then it failed to boot up. GRUB gave strange error messages. Finally I

Re: [Freedos-user] Using freedos to install win

2008-10-22 Thread Alexandru Fira
 I am sorry for the messed up reply, in bold letters. I will try.  I will inform you on the progress. --- On Wed, 10/22/08, Eric Auer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Eric Auer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Using freedos to install win To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Date:

Re: [Freedos-user] Using freedos to install win

2008-10-22 Thread Alexandru Fira
Linux Mint is on the hard disk, no problem with it  and there is a frugal Puppy installation. Damn Small Linux and Puppy (again) are on my stick.  The puppy installation was simply copied from the hard disk  and the menu.lst file in GRUB modified. Please tell me what boot file to indicate in

[Freedos-user] DOS viruses? Please send info

2008-10-17 Thread Alexandru Fira
 Please tell me, is Freedos vulnerable to DOS viruses ?  Please point me to a site where I could find DOS viruses ! I would like to play with them in Dosbox under Linux Mint    Alex __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?

Re: [Freedos-user] New release of Mateusz's Saucy Editor (v0.11)

2008-10-14 Thread Alexandru Fira
Not bad. I had to use Alt + F3 to be able to use the menus at the top. It seems that Freebasic is a powerful programming tool. I would use it. Unfortunately, I have problems with it under Linux (Ubuntu, then Linux Mint at present).   Alex

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS project goals?

2008-07-23 Thread Alexandru Fira
  I think Nevasca would be very useful, anyway, more useful than Damn Small Linux but it most probably will not replace Windows and Linux. I am sure it will be useful for hardware with low RAM (not only old hardware), maybe many household and industrial machines, cell phones, highly

[Freedos-user] Python for DOS ?

2008-06-06 Thread Alexandru Fira
I saw something like that on the Internet but could not really find and download it. Please send some info. Really, in a month I have not managed to make anything useful by using Tkinter. Not even something like the calculation programs I managed to make using Visual Basic under

[Freedos-user] Movie player ? Please help !

2008-05-25 Thread Alexandru Fira
Please send me info about a good movie player for DOS. I used mpxplay for music and Gaze for viewing pics. Both are nice. Alex - This SF.net email is

Re: [Freedos-user] Movie player ? Please help !

2008-05-25 Thread Alexandru Fira
I tried to unzip mplayer. Please tell me what program opens archived files with the extension .7z ? Alex Robert Riebisch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Alexandru Fira wrote: Please send me info about a good movie player for DOS. Try MPlayer: http

[Freedos-user] Installed Freedos at home

2008-05-20 Thread Alexandru Fira
I installed Freedos at home, amazingly, without messing up my PC. I had an NTFS partition (without Windows) that had to be converted to FAT32 (it took more than an hour, the rest went smoothly). Now Ubuntu GRUB loads all the OSes, including Freedos. It was easy to put programs onto the Freedos

[Freedos-user] I managed to install Freedos at last !

2008-05-19 Thread Alexandru Fira
I installed it but only from the base CD. Now it realy offers me only some options at startup and then only the command prompt. What should I do to install programs and search the Web ? How can I put files into the computer under Freedos from a CD ? I also can access the Freedos partition

Re: [Freedos-user] Realtek ethernet drivers. Please help !

2008-05-18 Thread Alexandru Fira
Then, please, somebody send me some if available. But I do not know how to get rid of the attachments from my email on this group, those with Visual Studio. These do not belong to me. Alex

[Freedos-user] Realtek ethernet drivers. Please help !

2008-05-17 Thread Alexandru Fira
Where can I download from some drivers for DOS for Realtek ethernet cards ? I looked them up on the Internet but the download mirrors have been emptied. Alex

Re: [Freedos-user] Realtek ethernet drivers. Please help !

2008-05-17 Thread Alexandru Fira
I thonk I managed to download one, though, but I am not sure. Alex - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008.

Re: [Freedos-user] New Freedos and Linux user. Trouble with PPPoE. Please help !

2008-05-16 Thread Alexandru Fira
At home it is OK, no trouble with Mandriva or Ubuntu. At the office we have, among others, a PC with a hard disk with 2 GB of memory and its RAM is of 128 GB. I Decided to run ROSLIMS from the live CD, but Freedos would also be useful. Under Ubuntu I could use only DOSBOX, under Mandriva

Re: [Freedos-user] Trouble with PPPoE and ethernet card

2008-05-16 Thread Alexandru Fira
excuse me, 128 mb of RAM - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008.

Re: [Freedos-user] How to start network auto detection again?

2008-05-16 Thread Alexandru Fira
I also tried to install it at the ofice and there was the same problem. I could not configure anything Alex Michael Reichenbach [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I mean the following sreenshot or 1 step before

[Freedos-user] Trouble with PPPoE and ethernet card

2008-05-15 Thread Alexandru Fira
Excuse me, I sent a wrong file. This was the correct link. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pppoesearch_type= - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual