Re: [Freedos-user] What do you do with your FreeDos PC?
I haven't resurrected my FreeDOS projects for a while, but some time ago (years?!) I posted about my intent to work on a "FreeDOS 4 Kids" project, recycling old, Pentium-era laptops. I think I discussed the functionality of Ronald Blankendaal's (re DBGL) most excellent dos GUI "Access" for providing a simple but effective menu system for young hands and eyes to operate - far superior to OpenGEM and many other dos GUI's (and I worked through loads that were published open-source online, back in the day). In our Toshiba 430CDS, *16mb* RAM, it could boot into FreeDOS 1.1 in around 11 seconds (!!) and the kids could go straight into "Pepper's Adventures in Time", "Loom" and loads of Sierra/LucasArts/etc etc titles. Mind - I was using either a CF- or SD-card ATA adapter to get these performances, but could fit over 100 classic dos games on a 2GB card, plus the OS. The classic games in their native environment (practically) - what's not to love? :) So at present the 430cds sits waiting "new" parts, along with a collection of Rocky II 586RT and 686RT military laptops with clunky - but backlit - rubber keys and high-quality outdoor screens. Although I have publicly ruminated about these plans here and elsewhere (particularly the Murga Puppy Linux forums - vale John Murga), life keeps getting in the way... The upshot is - to use perfectly serviceable (definitions may vary) laptops for classic gaming, original (?) SB16 support etc, I don't think anything really compares - not for all the VM and DOSBox environment efforts. And the recent resurgence in 16-bit -type games - in spite of all the technological advances - points to the value placed in well-written games and importance of substance over style. The real bonus for me is giving the global trend in wastrel, throwaway consumerism the royally big *thumbs down* my 2c On Mon, Dec 7, 2020, at 5:47 AM, Joao Silva wrote: > Hi! > > Well I haven't done anything with it yet, but it will be for games and some > programs (a games is a program). > > Games, nice old games, cool games the bring some old memories and time well > spent. > > On Sun, Dec 6, 2020 at 7:42 PM Jerome Shidel wrote: >> Hi Jamie! >> >> > On Dec 6, 2020, at 2:30 PM, Eric Auer wrote: >> > >> > >> > Hi and welcome Jamie! >> > >> >> Interestingly enough 1.3rc reports the version as 7.10 >> > >> > That is the level of our MS DOS compatibility, in this >> > case Windows 98 style DOS with FAT32 support and, if you >> > load the right drivers, long file name support. >> > >> > If you request the OEM number with int 21 function 3000, >> > BH will be FD like FreeDOS. You also get CX=0 and BL=the >> > kernel revision (last two digits) from int 21 function 30, >> > for example 39 for kernel generation 2039. >> > >> > As FreeDOS specific extension of the system data area >> > list of lists (use int 21 function 52 to get a pointer) >> > you can read internal and setver-able DOS version, the >> > revision number and a pointer to the version string. >> > >> > Note that FreeDOS 1.3 is the version of the distro, not >> > of the kernel - similar things apply for Linux distros. >> > >> > An easy method to get the FreeDOS release string is >> > int 21 function 33ff, which returns a pointer in DX:AX. >> > Function 33fc can set the setver DOS version. >> > >> > Cheers, Eric >> >> >> Yup, what he said… :-) >> >> If for some reason you actually need the release version number, >> starting with FreeDOS 1.2, under the %DOSDIR% the installer >> creates a VERSION.FDI file that contains that information. >> >> This assumes the user did not delete this file. Also, the >> boot configuration file (FDAUTO.BAT) sets an environment >> variable %OS_VERSION%. Which also assumes the >> user does not remove it. >> >> At present, there is no guaranteed method to get the >> “distro” release version. For the most part, it doesn’t matter >> all that much what “distro” release a user is running anyway. >> >> :-) >> >> Jerome >> >> >> >> >> ___ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] What do you do with your FreeDos PC?
Hi! Well I haven't done anything with it yet, but it will be for games and some programs (a games is a program). Games, nice old games, cool games the bring some old memories and time well spent. On Sun, Dec 6, 2020 at 7:42 PM Jerome Shidel wrote: > Hi Jamie! > > > On Dec 6, 2020, at 2:30 PM, Eric Auer wrote: > > > > > > Hi and welcome Jamie! > > > >> Interestingly enough 1.3rc reports the version as 7.10 > > > > That is the level of our MS DOS compatibility, in this > > case Windows 98 style DOS with FAT32 support and, if you > > load the right drivers, long file name support. > > > > If you request the OEM number with int 21 function 3000, > > BH will be FD like FreeDOS. You also get CX=0 and BL=the > > kernel revision (last two digits) from int 21 function 30, > > for example 39 for kernel generation 2039. > > > > As FreeDOS specific extension of the system data area > > list of lists (use int 21 function 52 to get a pointer) > > you can read internal and setver-able DOS version, the > > revision number and a pointer to the version string. > > > > Note that FreeDOS 1.3 is the version of the distro, not > > of the kernel - similar things apply for Linux distros. > > > > An easy method to get the FreeDOS release string is > > int 21 function 33ff, which returns a pointer in DX:AX. > > Function 33fc can set the setver DOS version. > > > > Cheers, Eric > > > Yup, what he said… :-) > > If for some reason you actually need the release version number, > starting with FreeDOS 1.2, under the %DOSDIR% the installer > creates a VERSION.FDI file that contains that information. > > This assumes the user did not delete this file. Also, the > boot configuration file (FDAUTO.BAT) sets an environment > variable %OS_VERSION%. Which also assumes the > user does not remove it. > > At present, there is no guaranteed method to get the > “distro” release version. For the most part, it doesn’t matter > all that much what “distro” release a user is running anyway. > > :-) > > Jerome > > > > > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] What do you do with your FreeDos PC?
Hi Jamie! > On Dec 6, 2020, at 2:30 PM, Eric Auer wrote: > > > Hi and welcome Jamie! > >> Interestingly enough 1.3rc reports the version as 7.10 > > That is the level of our MS DOS compatibility, in this > case Windows 98 style DOS with FAT32 support and, if you > load the right drivers, long file name support. > > If you request the OEM number with int 21 function 3000, > BH will be FD like FreeDOS. You also get CX=0 and BL=the > kernel revision (last two digits) from int 21 function 30, > for example 39 for kernel generation 2039. > > As FreeDOS specific extension of the system data area > list of lists (use int 21 function 52 to get a pointer) > you can read internal and setver-able DOS version, the > revision number and a pointer to the version string. > > Note that FreeDOS 1.3 is the version of the distro, not > of the kernel - similar things apply for Linux distros. > > An easy method to get the FreeDOS release string is > int 21 function 33ff, which returns a pointer in DX:AX. > Function 33fc can set the setver DOS version. > > Cheers, Eric Yup, what he said… :-) If for some reason you actually need the release version number, starting with FreeDOS 1.2, under the %DOSDIR% the installer creates a VERSION.FDI file that contains that information. This assumes the user did not delete this file. Also, the boot configuration file (FDAUTO.BAT) sets an environment variable %OS_VERSION%. Which also assumes the user does not remove it. At present, there is no guaranteed method to get the “distro” release version. For the most part, it doesn’t matter all that much what “distro” release a user is running anyway. :-) Jerome ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] What do you do with your FreeDos PC?
Hi and welcome Jamie! > Interestingly enough 1.3rc reports the version as 7.10 That is the level of our MS DOS compatibility, in this case Windows 98 style DOS with FAT32 support and, if you load the right drivers, long file name support. If you request the OEM number with int 21 function 3000, BH will be FD like FreeDOS. You also get CX=0 and BL=the kernel revision (last two digits) from int 21 function 30, for example 39 for kernel generation 2039. As FreeDOS specific extension of the system data area list of lists (use int 21 function 52 to get a pointer) you can read internal and setver-able DOS version, the revision number and a pointer to the version string. Note that FreeDOS 1.3 is the version of the distro, not of the kernel - similar things apply for Linux distros. An easy method to get the FreeDOS release string is int 21 function 33ff, which returns a pointer in DX:AX. Function 33fc can set the setver DOS version. Cheers, Eric ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] What do you do with your FreeDos PC?
I'm new to this party as well. I'm using it to learn x86 assembler and DOS function calls. just wrote a program in assembler that outputs the version number as reported by dos, all in a slim 87 bytes. Interestingly enough 1.3rc reports the version as 7.10 Still in the midst of setting up a fully equipped development environment to my liking ;) On Sun, 6 Dec 2020 at 11:25, Johnpaul Humphrey wrote: > I multiboot FreeDOS on my modern laptop alongside linux, Plan 9, and BSD. > It is by far the fastest OS I have used. What do I do? I run Ability > Office (No cost but non-free :( ), OpenGEM, and edit, or elvis when I > am needing more power. I do a little programming. I also boot into DOS > when I need a distraction free environment (non-multitasking.) With > GEM, I have to boot DOS in safe mode, because otherwise I will get a > blank white screen. I am new to DOS, but I am into old software, so it > is already taken an important place on my hard-disk. > I haven't set it up with interent, it is sort of my "digital > monastary" if you know what I mean. > > On Sun, Dec 6, 2020 at 3:27 AM Dean Galloway > wrote: > > > > I set my Freedos machine up as a GOPHER client. > > > > I know a lot of folks use virtual machines for Freedos, but I'm kind of > > partial to the physical device sitting in the corner. > > > > I've had limited success with web browsing and am yet to find an email > > client that supports IMAP. > > > > Never was much of a game player. > > > > On 12/4/2020 11:01 PM, Bryan Kilgallin wrote: > > > G'day Marv: > > >> I know I'm late to the FreeDos party, but it would help me and maybe > > >> other newcomers to know what you guys do with your FreeDos PCs. > > > > > > At the moment, nothing; I'm waiting for a sore foot to heal before > > > using an old Polar heart-monitor. > > > > > >> I was thinking of utility type things that are easier or more quickly > > >> done in DOS, but I'm wide open to any ideas. > > > Apart from that old application, all I ever did was play Hangman! > > > > > > ___ > > Freedos-user mailing list > > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > > -- > Johnpaul T. Humphrey > > > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] What do you do with your FreeDos PC?
I multiboot FreeDOS on my modern laptop alongside linux, Plan 9, and BSD. It is by far the fastest OS I have used. What do I do? I run Ability Office (No cost but non-free :( ), OpenGEM, and edit, or elvis when I am needing more power. I do a little programming. I also boot into DOS when I need a distraction free environment (non-multitasking.) With GEM, I have to boot DOS in safe mode, because otherwise I will get a blank white screen. I am new to DOS, but I am into old software, so it is already taken an important place on my hard-disk. I haven't set it up with interent, it is sort of my "digital monastary" if you know what I mean. On Sun, Dec 6, 2020 at 3:27 AM Dean Galloway wrote: > > I set my Freedos machine up as a GOPHER client. > > I know a lot of folks use virtual machines for Freedos, but I'm kind of > partial to the physical device sitting in the corner. > > I've had limited success with web browsing and am yet to find an email > client that supports IMAP. > > Never was much of a game player. > > On 12/4/2020 11:01 PM, Bryan Kilgallin wrote: > > G'day Marv: > >> I know I'm late to the FreeDos party, but it would help me and maybe > >> other newcomers to know what you guys do with your FreeDos PCs. > > > > At the moment, nothing; I'm waiting for a sore foot to heal before > > using an old Polar heart-monitor. > > > >> I was thinking of utility type things that are easier or more quickly > >> done in DOS, but I'm wide open to any ideas. > > Apart from that old application, all I ever did was play Hangman! > > > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- Johnpaul T. Humphrey ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] What do you do with your FreeDos PC?
I set my Freedos machine up as a GOPHER client. I know a lot of folks use virtual machines for Freedos, but I'm kind of partial to the physical device sitting in the corner. I've had limited success with web browsing and am yet to find an email client that supports IMAP. Never was much of a game player. On 12/4/2020 11:01 PM, Bryan Kilgallin wrote: G'day Marv: I know I'm late to the FreeDos party, but it would help me and maybe other newcomers to know what you guys do with your FreeDos PCs. At the moment, nothing; I'm waiting for a sore foot to heal before using an old Polar heart-monitor. I was thinking of utility type things that are easier or more quickly done in DOS, but I'm wide open to any ideas. Apart from that old application, all I ever did was play Hangman! ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] What do you do with your FreeDos PC?
G'day Marv: I know I'm late to the FreeDos party, but it would help me and maybe other newcomers to know what you guys do with your FreeDos PCs. At the moment, nothing; I'm waiting for a sore foot to heal before using an old Polar heart-monitor. I was thinking of utility type things that are easier or more quickly done in DOS, but I'm wide open to any ideas. Apart from that old application, all I ever did was play Hangman! -- members.iinet.net.au/~kilgallin/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] What do you do with your FreeDos PC?
I'm running FreeDos on an old Pentium server that came with Windows 2000. I wanted to keep W2K, so I installed FreeDos in a partition. I use PLOP on a diskette to boot to either W2K or FreeDos. I wanted to install Linux on it just for fun, but haven't been able so far. This old beast has a USB input but BIOS can't boot from it. It has a CD which is bootable but Linux is too big and needs a DVD. So, I tried several ways to install Linux from a hard drive but had no success. It's no big deal. I do have 2 Linux servers running in my home computer/radio room. One handles my home automation and weather station. The other is a file server. I also have a laptop running Linux Mint, which can do a lot of things and is even user friendly. But I have other software that only runs on Windows, so I have a desktop and another laptop for that. I was thinking of using the FreeDos PC in some network server capacity, but I had forgotten how loud the fans are in these old Pentium machines. I did replace the main cabinet fan with a quiet one, but the CPU and power supply fans are way too loud. I guess that's just part of the retro experience, but it doesn't do much for marital bliss when my wife has to yell at me to be heard. On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 4:06 PM dmccunney wrote: > On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 3:19 PM Marv wrote: > > > > I know I'm late to the FreeDos party, but it would help me and maybe > other newcomers to know what you guys do with your FreeDos PCs. I was > thinking of utility type things that are easier or more quickly done in > DOS, but I'm wide open to any ideas. > > > > So far I've got programs like Supercalc, Wordstar, GWBasic, DBase, etc > working. I transfer files back and forth to my Windows PC using FTP over my > local network. > > I'm odd man out, as I don't currently have a dedicated FreeDOS PC. > > I originally installed FreeDOS in a multi-boot setup on an ancient > notebook. The machine was a pass-along from a friend who had upgraded > but didn't want to see it thrown out. It was a Fujitsu p2110 > machine, the a Transmeta Crusoe CPU (and early attempt at a power > saving design, a 30GB IDE4 HD, Intel graphics on the motherboard, and > a whopping 256 *MB* of RAM. The Crusoe CPU grabbed 156MB off the top > for "code morphing", there were 240MB usable. She said it was "Slow, > slow, SLOW." Well, yes. It came to me with WinXP SP2 installed. XP > wants 512MB *minimum*. It took 8 minutes to simply boot, and much > longer to do anything once up. > > I pulled the 30GB HD, swapped in a 40GB model from a failed laptop, > and started hacking. I reformatted and repartitioned the HD, with a > 20GB slice formatted as NTFS with Win2K on it, tow 8GB slices > formatted as Linux ext4 with Ubuntu and Puppy Linux, a 2GB slice for > Linux swap, and a 2GB slice formatted FAT32 for FreeDOS. > > *Getting* it to boot FreeDOS was an involved process. I have no idea > which of the config tweaks I made actually did the trick, but I had a > machine that could boot Win2K, Ubuntu Linux, Puppy Linux, and FreeDOS > from a Grub2 menu. Win2K actually more or less ran in 240MB ram, > after I removed everything from Startup that *could* be removed, and > disabling Windows Update (since it would no longer *get* updates That > saved me a SVCHOST.EXE process and 10MB RAM.) Ubuntu and Puppy also > more or less ran. (Puppy was designed for old hardware, and Puppy > itself ran well. Linux *applications* installed were another matter.) > FreeDOS *flew.* > Linux could read NTFS vis NTFS3g, Win2K could read extfs via an open > source driver. Everything could read FAT32, but FreeDOS couldn't read > anything else. I had no need to and didn't care. > > A problem that required reinstalling Wn2K broke the multiboot and I > couldn't get it to work again. I didn't care. The process had been > an experiment to see what performance I could coax out of ancient > hardware without throwing money at it. It was fun to try and I learned > things, but the real work was done elsewhere, so losing the machine > wasn't an issue. > > These days I run Win10 Pro on a refurbished HP SFF desktop with a > quad-core Intel i5 CPU, Intel HD4600 graphics, 20GB RAM, and OS and > programs boot from and live on a 256GB SSD. > > I still have an assortment of DOS applications, and run them using a > DOS port of the DOSBox MSDOS gaming emulator, or the vDOS fork of > DOSBox specifically aimed at supporting character mode DOS > productivity applications. I do so to flex mental muscles and keep my > hand in. It's a hobby activity done for fun. Actual work happens on > the Windows side, and most of that simply can't be done in FreeDOS. > > (I also have some old DOS apps running on an Android tablet courtesy > of an Android port of DOSBox. It raises the occasional eyebrows. > "What's *that? "It's the Unix Larn game, ported to MSDOS, adn running > on Android via a DOS emulartor." "" :-p) > > I think I admire a couple of folks here who still seem to use DOS for >
Re: [Freedos-user] What do you do with your FreeDos PC?
I have dual boot FreeDOS and WIndows 7 on one spare retro-ish computer that I dedicated to it. When on WIndows I'm connected to the network and also I can natively see FAT32 partition that is represented by FreeDOS. Then my custom UEFI boot manager loads FreeDOS with all the stuff desired for a bit of old school offline experience in its terminal. I do various bare metal coding experiments in DOS mostly these days. Trying to discover the true magic of the computer I installed it on. I treat it as a hobby fed by nostalgia, some people repair old cars after hours, some dwell into the past of computing like me. /h1 On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 9:19 PM Marv wrote: > I know I'm late to the FreeDos party, but it would help me and maybe other > newcomers to know what you guys do with your FreeDos PCs. I was thinking of > utility type things that are easier or more quickly done in DOS, but I'm > wide open to any ideas. > > So far I've got programs like Supercalc, Wordstar, GWBasic, DBase, etc > working. I transfer files back and forth to my Windows PC using FTP over my > local network. > > -- > It's all fun and games until someone divides by zero. > > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] What do you do with your FreeDos PC?
On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 3:19 PM Marv wrote: > > I know I'm late to the FreeDos party, but it would help me and maybe other > newcomers to know what you guys do with your FreeDos PCs. I was thinking of > utility type things that are easier or more quickly done in DOS, but I'm wide > open to any ideas. > > So far I've got programs like Supercalc, Wordstar, GWBasic, DBase, etc > working. I transfer files back and forth to my Windows PC using FTP over my > local network. I'm odd man out, as I don't currently have a dedicated FreeDOS PC. I originally installed FreeDOS in a multi-boot setup on an ancient notebook. The machine was a pass-along from a friend who had upgraded but didn't want to see it thrown out. It was a Fujitsu p2110 machine, the a Transmeta Crusoe CPU (and early attempt at a power saving design, a 30GB IDE4 HD, Intel graphics on the motherboard, and a whopping 256 *MB* of RAM. The Crusoe CPU grabbed 156MB off the top for "code morphing", there were 240MB usable. She said it was "Slow, slow, SLOW." Well, yes. It came to me with WinXP SP2 installed. XP wants 512MB *minimum*. It took 8 minutes to simply boot, and much longer to do anything once up. I pulled the 30GB HD, swapped in a 40GB model from a failed laptop, and started hacking. I reformatted and repartitioned the HD, with a 20GB slice formatted as NTFS with Win2K on it, tow 8GB slices formatted as Linux ext4 with Ubuntu and Puppy Linux, a 2GB slice for Linux swap, and a 2GB slice formatted FAT32 for FreeDOS. *Getting* it to boot FreeDOS was an involved process. I have no idea which of the config tweaks I made actually did the trick, but I had a machine that could boot Win2K, Ubuntu Linux, Puppy Linux, and FreeDOS from a Grub2 menu. Win2K actually more or less ran in 240MB ram, after I removed everything from Startup that *could* be removed, and disabling Windows Update (since it would no longer *get* updates That saved me a SVCHOST.EXE process and 10MB RAM.) Ubuntu and Puppy also more or less ran. (Puppy was designed for old hardware, and Puppy itself ran well. Linux *applications* installed were another matter.) FreeDOS *flew.* Linux could read NTFS vis NTFS3g, Win2K could read extfs via an open source driver. Everything could read FAT32, but FreeDOS couldn't read anything else. I had no need to and didn't care. A problem that required reinstalling Wn2K broke the multiboot and I couldn't get it to work again. I didn't care. The process had been an experiment to see what performance I could coax out of ancient hardware without throwing money at it. It was fun to try and I learned things, but the real work was done elsewhere, so losing the machine wasn't an issue. These days I run Win10 Pro on a refurbished HP SFF desktop with a quad-core Intel i5 CPU, Intel HD4600 graphics, 20GB RAM, and OS and programs boot from and live on a 256GB SSD. I still have an assortment of DOS applications, and run them using a DOS port of the DOSBox MSDOS gaming emulator, or the vDOS fork of DOSBox specifically aimed at supporting character mode DOS productivity applications. I do so to flex mental muscles and keep my hand in. It's a hobby activity done for fun. Actual work happens on the Windows side, and most of that simply can't be done in FreeDOS. (I also have some old DOS apps running on an Android tablet courtesy of an Android port of DOSBox. It raises the occasional eyebrows. "What's *that? "It's the Unix Larn game, ported to MSDOS, adn running on Android via a DOS emulartor." "" :-p) I think I admire a couple of folks here who still seem to use DOS for everything. I can't do that and wouldn't try. __ Dennis ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] What do you do with your FreeDos PC?
On Fri, Dec 04, 2020 at 03:17:52PM -0500, Marv wrote: > I'm wide open to any ideas. Just browse "Vetusware" and see; for many applications DOS is still relevant today. No particular need to fill your HDD up with 100 MB sized applications, when 100-200 KB ones do about the same thing. Just maybe they aren't represented by fancy "icons" you will click - typing their name instead. > So far I've got programs like Supercalc, Wordstar, GWBasic, DBase, etc > working. I transfer files back and forth to my Windows PC using FTP over my > local network. Indeed that's easiest way -- regards, Zbigniew ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] What do you do with your FreeDos PC?
I know I'm late to the FreeDos party, but it would help me and maybe other newcomers to know what you guys do with your FreeDos PCs. I was thinking of utility type things that are easier or more quickly done in DOS, but I'm wide open to any ideas. So far I've got programs like Supercalc, Wordstar, GWBasic, DBase, etc working. I transfer files back and forth to my Windows PC using FTP over my local network. -- It's all fun and games until someone divides by zero. ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
