Re: [Freedos-user] Installation as standalone system

2016-02-03 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
bin Davenport <davenportcor...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I would think FreeDOS would work fine on any PC with legacy boot enabled, but > extra stuff like USB, sound, and/or networking might need extra drivers that > might not be available. > > Corbin > >> On Feb 3,

[Freedos-user] Installation as standalone system

2016-02-03 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
I'm planning to install Free-DOS on a standalone system to run SpinRite. I've had issues in getting FreeDOS to boot successfully on some systems (the systems seems to hang on Init...) So I decided to get an older desktop with a plan to wipeout what I expect will be Windows and install

Re: [Freedos-user] Cobalt OS 1.1

2016-02-22 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
I'm planning on installing FreeDOS on a new/old Windows machine I just bought specifically to install FreeDOS. But it occurred to me that there was almost no way I was going to be able the _hooj_ (insert D Trump voice here) amount of disk space that would be leftover that I could keep Windows

Re: [Freedos-user] Cobalt OS 1.1

2016-02-22 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
m that decompress gzip. > > [0] http://www.fdos.org/bootdisks/ > [1] http://www.fdos.org/bootdisks/autogen/FDPRSZR.144.gz > >> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 5:19 AM, Wayne Dernoncourt <way...@panix.com> wrote: >> I'm planning on installing FreeDOS on a new/old Windows mach

Re: [Freedos-user] Cobalt OS 1.1

2016-02-22 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
on. > > >> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Wayne Dernoncourt <way...@panix.com> wrote: >> Can anyone recommend a boot manager? The plan is to use Windows7 & FreeDOS. >> >> This clown speaks for himself >> >> > On Feb 22, 2016, at 9:40 AM,

[Freedos-user] Booting FreeDOS on HP desktops?

2016-04-04 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
Does anyone have any advice about getting FreeDOS to boot on an HP desktop? I get a message about "Init..." and then nothing happens. I've been trying to get this to work for a two or three months but I haven't had a chance to fool much with this for the past three or four weeks. This clown

Re: [Freedos-user] Booting FreeDOS on HP desktops?

2016-04-04 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
No floppy, I tried CD (booting SpinRite) testing a disk drive for bad spots. The CD/SpinRite does boot on a Dell laptop & desktop. This clown speaks for himself > On Apr 4, 2016, at 6:18 PM, Rugxulo <rugx...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > >> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 a

Re: [Freedos-user] Booting FreeDOS on HP desktops?

2016-04-04 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
I can boot a USB stick as well on the Dells This clown speaks for himself > On Apr 4, 2016, at 6:35 PM, Wayne Dernoncourt <way...@panix.com> wrote: > > No floppy, I tried CD (booting SpinRite) testing a disk drive for bad spots. > The CD/SpinRite does boot on a Del

[Freedos-user] Booting HP & Lenovo

2017-04-08 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
I've been trying to get FreeDOS to boot an HP desktop & a Lenovo laptop. The HP starts to boot the CD-ROM and the last message on the screen is Init disk and some periods. How can I figure out what is wrong. Note that the same CD boots Dell & Gateway computers. This clown speaks for himself

Re: [Freedos-user] Booting HP & Lenovo

2017-04-08 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
; Have you checked the configurations in the bios? By which i mean the > settings set there for all of your hardware? > Brand does not a uniform experience make largely because different > machines have different configurations if that makes sense. > Just wandering through, > Kare &

[Freedos-user] Booting HP & Lenovo

2017-05-06 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
From: Wayne Dernoncourt <way...@panix.com> I've been trying to get FreeDOS to boot an HP desktop & a Lenovo laptop. The HP starts to boot the CD-ROM and the last message on the screen is Init disk and some periods. How can I figure out what is wrong. Note that the same CD boots Dell

Re: [Freedos-user] Booting HP & Lenovo

2017-05-06 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
From: Wayne Dernoncourt <way...@panix.com> Well, I'm not sure what BIOS settings are appropriate beyond booting from the CD/DVD. I'll look at the settings tomorrow night. This clown speaks for himself > On Apr 8, 2017, at 3:40 PM, Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net>

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos-user Digest, Vol 1361, Issue 1

2018-01-22 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
I’m going to try and dual boot Windows7 & FreeDOS, I’m not sure which order to do after I shrink the C drive (create a partition visible to both Win7 & FreeDOS?) - install FreeDOS to target partition - install GAG I’m looking for advice on the order that yields the most success This clown

Re: [Freedos-user] Tcl for DOS

2019-08-03 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
Only a little? I need to try harder then > On Aug 3, 2019, at 11:22 AM, Dale E Sterner wrote: > > Nice but I like Dennis' s version better. > I think I detect a little bit of ego, here. > > cheers > DS > > > > On Sat, 3 Aug 2019 10:53:30 -0400 Wayne Dernonco

Re: [Freedos-user] Tcl for DOS

2019-08-03 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
I used Tck & Tk along BLT (not Bell Lab Tech) to automate the generation of X-Y plots from CSV files generated by legacy Unix FOTRAN code, it also ran on Win97 boxes (~15 years ago). Really great stuff. This clown speaks for himself > On Aug 3, 2019, at 10:53 AM, Dale E Sterner wrote: > > I

Re: [Freedos-user] Tcl for DOS update

2019-09-24 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
n Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 11:34:36AM -0400, Wayne Dernoncourt wrote: > >> Do you know if this includes BLT? >> >> This clown speaks for himself > > If the above was about me, I really have no idea, why you called me like that. > > Do you really think that prese

Re: [Freedos-user] PC-Outline

2021-04-06 Thread Wayne Dernoncourt
I thought PC-Outline was a great programming tool, I tried the Windows and it was horrible!! It corrupted outlines. This clown speaks for himself > On Apr 6, 2021, at 12:55 PM, Adam Nielsen via Freedos-user > wrote: > >  >> >> I have, and still use, PC-Outline on a FreeDos partition. I