[Freedos-user] parallel port question

I was asked recently to look at a problem with a new pc (hp) and an applicationthey had installed which was not able to print forms on a line printerthe application as it turned out was dos based, i tested the printer with lpr which worked okafter a support call to the vendor, they asked me to

[Freedos-user] free database for dos -- nanobase

the notes for this database show 1997 as the last update I have not used this product but it is free and gpl here is one location for downloads http://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/database.html --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux

[Freedos-user] old post 12 apr 2005 detlef reimers lcc for dos

I am try to contact the author of a post dated 21 apr 2005 detlef reimers mail address is only partially visible [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greetings detlef, I am interested in trying out your lcc compiler modifications. I have used lcc in the past, targeting a xilinx fgpa board and would be

[Freedos-user] turbo c and c++ compiles of kernel source and freecom source

Posted a question on the kernel list about a problem with undefined symbols while trying to compile the kernel sources with turbo c. I didnt get a reply and meanwhile continued mess about with the compile. Found in the kernel source docs folder the file build.txt which listed the open watcom

[Freedos-user] emx at sourceforge

My brush with emx has to do with two dos programs, emtex and gppari both of which use emx to run under dos. I asked a question about gp/pari on this list and got excellent advice on how to avoid problems with the package emmx202.zip which contains the latest emm386 and himem. The recent

[Freedos-user] Is there a split screen app for freedos ?

I am wondering if there is a dos application something like unix screen which can divide the terminal into two windows. Mainly I would like to run an application and have another window with the documentation for the application open at the same time. Thanks

[Freedos-user] emmx202 and gppari success

Greetings, Hurray gppari now works with the emmx202 package, so I can abandon the drdos version of emm386. Using drdos emm386 was suboptimal. I should mention that the /max parameter to himem is located in the errata. While testing with himem /max= I tried several values and found that at

[Freedos-user] applic problem with emm386, himem

Greetings, I am testing a program pari/gp which i downloaded from here ftp://megrez.math.u-bordeaux.fr/pub/pari/dos/ only two files are necessary for the dos install gpb_210.zip gprt.zip It is an application for linux ported to windows and os2/dos with user specified variable precision for

[Freedos-user] long file names and pythond

I did some more testing with freedos b9sr1 and doslfn (long file name support), for those who know how it works this is elementary but I didn't know and I thought that it would be good to write up what I learned. Booting freedos without lfn support and running various utilities, like ls,

[Freedos-user] freedos b9sr1 long file name support?

I was wondering if long file name support is already in freedos b9sr1 or is it necessary to run another program like doslfn? The reason I ask, is that while testing python for dos, the program notes say that long file name support is needed/recommended. However with freedos b9sr1 the python

[Freedos-user] devl kernel etc, from fdos.org and latest emmx2.02.zip

Greetings, was testing today and tried out the stable and devl downloads from fdos.org with stable the latest himem.exe and emm386.exe from emmx202.zip are fine with devl/unstable kernel.sys ?DEVICE=c:\fdos\bin\emm386 X=TEST NOEMS /VERBOSE causes system to lockup Illegal