Re: [Freedos-user] What do you need from Windows world...

2009-06-21 Thread maybeway36
For web browsing, I would recommend Tiny Core Linux + either Opera or Firefox. No packet driver needed, and you can actually launch it from DOS thanks to LOADLIN. It can run wine too. http://tinycorelinux.com On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 9:55 AM, Japheth wrote: >>> Internet Exporer 5 and earlier, maybe

Re: [Freedos-user] What do you need from Windows world...

2009-06-20 Thread Japheth
>> Internet Exporer 5 and earlier, maybe 6. > > Hardest-core CRAP, please don't pull it out if it's grave. Using IE 5 instead of Arachne is a good idea. It has support for the MS version of JavaScript (JScript) and runs even on Windows 3.11 standard mode. This makes it render a lot of web sites

Re: [Freedos-user] What do you need from Windows world...

2009-06-20 Thread dos386
> I haven't gotten the positive response I had hoped for trying yeah :-( > to drum up some interest in a Windows 9x replacement. NO thanks. :-( > Some have talked about possibly enhacing HX extender Very good idea. > and cloning Windows 3.x first, which makes a lot of sense. NO. > Maybe it

Re: [Freedos-user] What do you need from Windows world...

2009-06-19 Thread Michael Robinson
On Fri, 2009-06-19 at 10:29 +0200, Bernd Blaauw wrote: > Michael Robinson schreef: > > I haven't gotten the positive response I had hoped for trying > > to drum up some interest in a Windows 9x replacement. Some > > have talked about possibly enhacing HX extender and cloning > > Windows 3.x fi

Re: [Freedos-user] What do you need from Windows world...

2009-06-19 Thread Chris Schumann
My reply is not meant as an angry rant at all, but I would like to see this topic go somewhere more productive. On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 5:30 PM, Michael Robinson wrote: > I haven't gotten the positive response I had hoped for trying > to drum up some interest in a Windows 9x replacement. That's

Re: [Freedos-user] What do you need from Windows world...

2009-06-19 Thread Ron Spruell Sr.
- From: Michael Robinson [mailto:plu...@robinson-west.com] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 5:31 PM To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Freedos-user] What do you need from Windows world... I haven't gotten the positive response I had hoped for trying to drum up some interest in a Wi

Re: [Freedos-user] What do you need from Windows world...

2009-06-19 Thread Japheth
Hi, > Blake Stone Aliens of Gold requires the MS-DOS 6.22 or the Windows 9x > version. It can run on top of Windows 9x. > > Wolfenstein 3D has the same problem because it's probably based on the > same underlying engine. It starts under Freedos, but none of the keys > work. I just tried BS and

Re: [Freedos-user] What do you need from Windows world...

2009-06-19 Thread Eric Auer
Hi Michael, yes using HX for some Windows programs can make sense but... > Maybe dos based Windows is dead. So what to do those of > us who like some program or need some program that requires > a dos based version of Microsoft Windows? They probably use Wine in Linux ;-) Sorry for this thre

Re: [Freedos-user] What do you need from Windows world...

2009-06-19 Thread Mateusz Viste
On Friday 19 June 2009 00:30 (CEST), Michael Robinson wrote: > I haven't gotten the positive response I had hoped for trying > to drum up some interest in a Windows 9x replacement. Simple - that's far beyond the scope of the FreeDOS project. Personally, I would lose any interst in FreeDOS, if

Re: [Freedos-user] What do you need from Windows world...

2009-06-19 Thread Bernd Blaauw
Michael Robinson schreef: > I haven't gotten the positive response I had hoped for trying > to drum up some interest in a Windows 9x replacement. Some > have talked about possibly enhacing HX extender and cloning > Windows 3.x first, which makes a lot of sense. > Some have only talked that i

[Freedos-user] What do you need from Windows world...

2009-06-18 Thread Michael Robinson
I haven't gotten the positive response I had hoped for trying to drum up some interest in a Windows 9x replacement. Some have talked about possibly enhacing HX extender and cloning Windows 3.x first, which makes a lot of sense. Maybe it doesn't make sense to replace dos based Windows. Maybe