RE: Re: [Freedos-user] XMS Manager on '286

2005-03-14 Thread AITOR SANTAMARIA MERINO
> > Yes, under every version of DOS that I'm >aware of, HIMEM.SYS is an XMS driver for 286 and above. > > > >Not true of MS-DOS 7.x. FreeDOS reports as 7.10, also. > > > I was only speaking of MS-DOS up to 6.22, because that's what i >think of when i talk about DOS. I didn't k

Re: [Freedos-user] XMS Manager on '286

2005-03-14 Thread Arkady V.Belousov
Hi! 14-Мар-2005 00:44 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aitor Santamar?a Merino) wrote to freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net: ASM> Well, FAT32 requires 32-bit registers to operate comfortably. For the ASM> FreeDOS case, can I run a FAT32 enabled kernel in a 286 machine? (which ASM> of course doesn't have FAT32

[Freedos-user] Question

2005-03-14 Thread Theresa Westbrook
So - What can I do with Freedos that I cannot currently do with my laptop?

Re: [Freedos-user] Question

2005-03-14 Thread Kristaps Kaupe
> So - What can I do with Freedos that I cannot currently do with my laptop? Well, you will be able to get support from FreeDOS users community :) But If seriously - what laptop do you have? which OS do you run on it currently? Kristaps Kaupe, http://kristaps.netparks.lv

Re: [Freedos-user] Question

2005-03-14 Thread Kenneth J. Davis
Theresa Westbrook wrote: So - What can I do with Freedos that I cannot currently do with my laptop? That really depends on what you can currently do. But seriously, FreeDOS allows you to do pretty much the same as any DOS does. For normal desktop usage, if your laptop already has Windows or Linu

Re: [Freedos-user] Question

2005-03-14 Thread Florian Xaver
What do you have installed on the laptop? (which os?) Bye, Flo -- --- 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 liv

Re: [Freedos-user] Question

2005-03-14 Thread Theresa Westbrook
Win 95Florian Xaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What do you have installed on the laptop? (which os?)Bye, Flo-- ---SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product GuideRead honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users.Discover which

Re: [Freedos-user] Question

2005-03-14 Thread Theresa Westbrook
So the fact that I do not have the OS disks that came with my computer would maybe indicate this would be a viable solution for me? My laptop is running win95 and has limited mem and HD space."Kenneth J. Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Theresa Westbrook wrote:> So - What can I do with Freedos tha

Re: [Freedos-user] Question

2005-03-14 Thread Theresa Westbrook
I have a Dell Latitude 433c with Win 95, limited mem and small hard driveI purchased used so I do not have the OS disks, would this be a viable option for me?Kristaps Kaupe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So - What can I do with Freedos that I cannot currently do with my laptop?Well, you will be a

[Freedos-user] FreeDOS and Voodoo

2005-03-14 Thread Fox
Hi all, I'm new on that list, so I will begin by introducing myself :) I'm a Polish guy living/working now in France. I use FreeDOS everyday for various tasks - listening to music (MPXPLAY), watching DivX films (QV), typing texts (WordPerfect), and many many more... Sometimes I even play some o

[Freedos-user] Re: FreeDOS and Voodoo

2005-03-14 Thread Eric Auer
Hi, according to http://sites.inka.de/~W1752/tv/tvout.html the trick to boot without monitor attached and then stay in BIOS modes (e.g. using VESA modes, not Linux lowlevel drivers) to stay in TV-out mode is quite common. For Voodoo3, some i2c bus is mentioned which configures the port. A full ex

[Freedos-user] Re: Question

2005-03-14 Thread Eric Auer
Hi Theresa, according to WWW, a Dell Lattitude 433c can have e.g. 4 MB RAM, 170 MB harddisk, 486sx processor with 33 MHz. Some have as much as 20 MB RAM, 250 MB harddisk. You write that you run it with Win95 but have no OS disks for it. For Linux, even with a simple fvwm2 GUI, 16-20 MB RAM are no

Re: [Freedos-user] Re: Question

2005-03-14 Thread Theresa Westbrook
I have a d link pcmia, can I get online with dsl on freedos?Eric Auer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Theresa, according to WWW, a Dell Lattitude 433c can have e.g.4 MB RAM, 170 MB harddisk, 486sx processor with 33 MHz.Some have as much as 20 MB RAM, 250 MB harddisk.You write that you run it with Win