Re: [Freedos-user] was: Windows 3.1 - Pending kernel patches 2037/2038

2009-04-14 Thread Adam Norton
Bernd Blaauw wrote: Christian Masloch schreef: Since disassembling MS-DOS is considered legal by UDOS and RBIL authors (and these sources are considered legal by all members of the FreeDOS project) I think there's no problem using some DLL examination tool. Regards, Christian

Re: [Freedos-user] was: Windows 3.1 - Pending kernel patches 2037/2038

2009-04-13 Thread Adam Norton
Windows 3x Issues I was reading the Undocumented Dos book and according to it Win 3.x goes to extraordinary lengths to insure that the operating system it is running on os MSDos and not one of the alternatives. Plus it replaces parts of DOS while running. (Either for underhanded as the book

Re: [Freedos-user] Anyone know why 386 enhanced mode doesn't work Windows 3.1???

2009-04-12 Thread Adam Norton
Is internet access required for FDUPDATE? Or can the files be on a CD? - FDUPDATE makes wget downloading the index file from my server correctly, - FDUPDATE open the index file and load the package database correcyly, - It propose an update, basing on what has been found on user's system, -

Re: [Freedos-user] patents - was: LFN in FreeDOS kernel? - was: aimed compatibility?

2009-04-11 Thread Adam Norton
Travis Siegel wrote: Personally, I fail to see how lfn could be patented in the first place. US Patent Law is screwed up. For example the company that I just left has a patent on putting hardware on carts for delivery to clients. Something like that should never have been allowed. But even if

Re: [Freedos-user] What is the trick to get Windows 3.1 to run on freedos???

2009-04-10 Thread Adam Norton
* Calmira for GUI or someone could write a Program Manager for GUI like Windows 3.x. Personally, I like the style of Windows 3.x over the Windows 95 style of GUI. I can't remember if Win 3.1 had context menus or not and I kind of like a start menu/taskbar but thats not 3.11. If I do this right

Re: [Freedos-user] Abandonware site...

2009-04-10 Thread Adam Norton
If you own a computer that had MS-DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.1 on it at one point, but your install media are fried, try this abandonware site. Regardless of the age of the product and the ownership, if one has the orig media there shouldn't be a problem. At least thats what I think, :) usul

Re: [Freedos-user] patents - was: LFN in FreeDOS kernel? - was: aimed compatibility?

2009-04-09 Thread Adam Norton
Couldn't there be a optional syncfat program that one could run at the boot of freedos, and before shut down? Could synchronize the FreeDos LFN and the M$ Dos storages mediums. It may not,since isn't live access, violate the patent. Many Programs write/read directly to and from the fat tables

[Freedos-user] Dos Basics

2009-04-09 Thread Adam Norton
Visual Basic for Dos (1.0) 1) Anyone know if this runs on FreeDos 2) If it does does anyone know where to get it? FreeBasic 1) Does it have GUI? 2) Will it run QuickBasic programs? QuickBasic Are there any alternatives for FreeDos, Or would that be FreeBasic thanks, Usul

Re: [Freedos-user] Dos Basics

2009-04-09 Thread Adam Norton
FreeBasic 1) Does it have GUI? I meant can you write applications with GUI under freedos with freebasic Forms, textboxes simple stuff. usul -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a

[Freedos-user] Win 3.11

2009-04-09 Thread Adam Norton
Has anyone ever considered an open source equivalent to windows 3.11? Compatible like Reactos is compatible? At least on the surface, enough to where most basic applications would run? usul -- This SF.net email is