Sorry, I understood that you meant that there's no point in installing FreeDOS in a new machine, and I mentioned a possible situation.
Aitor ----- Mensaje Original ----- Remitente: GNU_man [EMAIL PROTECTED] Destinatario: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Fecha: Martes, Marzo 15, 2005 6:57pm Asunto: Re: [Freedos-user] XMS Manager on '286 (FreeDOS not ONLY for old PC) > I think some people misunderstood what I originally said about FD >and old PC's. I didn't say ONLY, i just meant in addition to providing >a true DOS O/S for your current computer, FD is is "ideal" for really >old PC's because besides DOS there is not much else you can do with >it! For example, I have a 12Mhz 286 that would be completely useless >if I didn't have FreeDOS. But I am learning how to program, and an old >PC+(Free)DOS is perfect for that, especially assembly language. Finding >a legit. version of MS-DOS these days is like finding an honest >politician, but thanks to FD you can even study some of the source code >to help you learn how to program, not to mention all the added >functionality of FD. The reason I like using such a slow PC is that you >can actually see the difference in performance between good code and >sloppy code. On a more modern machine than my 286, a routine written in >interpreted QBasic would appear to run no slower than my highly >optimized assembler routine! > ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
