Re: [Freedos-user] Greetings

[usul]

Thanks!

On Wed, Mar 1, 2023, 5:02 PM Daniel Essin via Freedos-user <
freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:

> https://archive.org/details/msdos_manual_622
>
> https://archive.org/details/microsoft-programmers-reference-manual-msdos-2.0
> https://archive.org/details/msdos_5_User_Guide_complete
> https://archive.org/details/msdos_5_User_Guide_complete
> 
>
> On Wed, Mar 1, 2023, at 2:22 PM, usul wrote:
>
> This is awesome, thank you.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 3:18 PM Rugxulo  wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 11:57 AM usul  wrote:
> >
> > So I was digging through my old "stuff" and found some of my old cds and
> my Dell Latitude D520 laptop. And I got all nostalgic . I got my start with
> a 486 DX 8 mgs of Ram.
> > I mostly did Visual Basic 3.0 programming to start after I finished
> college. VBA/ MS Access then to Dot Net.  I can read C / C++ but never
> really did anything with it.
>
> FreeBASIC might be for you, then. It does have a DJGPP build.
>
> * https://freebasic.net/
> * https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/DocToc
>
> > So I thought it would be cool to mess around with it again
> >
> > So I plan to multiboot on the laptop
> > Linux
> > Dos 6.22 / Windows 3.11
> > and FreeDos
> > Is there an 'Order that this would need to be done in? Any
> Recommendations?
>
> You already mentioned ZipSlack (Slackware 11.0), and that was 2006-ish
> using UMSDOS running atop FAT.
>
> * https://mirrors.slackware.com/mirrorlist/
> * https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/slackware/slackware-11.0/zipslack/
>
> > I found on those old cds copies of
> > desQview/X 2.1 and XAppeal (and if they could port it I might be able to)
> > and DragonLinux which runs on UMSDOS so install on the same partition.
> > Borland C++ 3.0, so much other fun stuff.
>
> The Desqview/X SDK was DJGPP v1 (though I never used it), it's still on
> mirrors.
>
> * https://www.delorie.com/djgpp/getting.html
> * http://www.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/deleted/v1tk/00_index.txt
>
> > Anyway I am having some problems, and I really don't remember my
> autoexec.bat/config.sys stuff anymore but I remember getting all the dos
> and stuff loaded to high memory or something like that.
>
> I personally wouldn't bother with EMM386 (JEMM) just yet. Try sticking
> to XMS only (HIMEMX), for now.
>
> > The only options that seem to work are 4 & 5. .  Where can I get all the
> info to relearn all of that?  Is there a website / documentation or an old
> dos book I can buy that would still be relevant to FreeDos.  It sees all of
> the memory on the laptop 4gigs just
>
> * https://help.fdos.org/en/index.htm
>
> > I have not tried anything that needs 32 bit protected mode. but
> eventually once I get it figured out I will need it to do stuff in djgpp.
>
> * https://delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2/readme.1st
> * https://delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2misc/csdpmi7b.zip
>
> There's also OpenWatcom:
>
> *
> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/devel/c/openwatcom/1.9/
>
> A lot of us also like HX / HDPMI32:
>
> * https://github.com/Baron-von-Riedesel/HX/releases/tag/v2.20
>
> > I'm not really good with mailing lists, too  much overload. LOL Do we
> have a Discord server or something along those lines? Web based forum etc.
> If not, I'll re-adapt.
>
> * http://www.bttr-software.de/forum/board.php
>
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Re: [Freedos-user] Greetings

[Daniel Essin via Freedos-user]

https://archive.org/details/msdos_manual_622
https://archive.org/details/microsoft-programmers-reference-manual-msdos-2.0
https://archive.org/details/msdos_5_User_Guide_completehttps://archive.org/details/msdos_5_User_Guide_complete
 

On Wed, Mar 1, 2023, at 2:22 PM, usul wrote:
> This is awesome, thank you.
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 3:18 PM Rugxulo  wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 11:57 AM usul  wrote:
>> >
>> > So I was digging through my old "stuff" and found some of my old cds and 
>> > my Dell Latitude D520 laptop. And I got all nostalgic . I got my start 
>> > with a 486 DX 8 mgs of Ram.
>> > I mostly did Visual Basic 3.0 programming to start after I finished 
>> > college. VBA/ MS Access then to Dot Net.  I can read C / C++ but never 
>> > really did anything with it.
>> 
>> FreeBASIC might be for you, then. It does have a DJGPP build.
>> 
>> * https://freebasic.net/
>> * https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/DocToc
>> 
>> > So I thought it would be cool to mess around with it again
>> >
>> > So I plan to multiboot on the laptop
>> > Linux
>> > Dos 6.22 / Windows 3.11
>> > and FreeDos
>> > Is there an 'Order that this would need to be done in? Any Recommendations?
>> 
>> You already mentioned ZipSlack (Slackware 11.0), and that was 2006-ish
>> using UMSDOS running atop FAT.
>> 
>> * https://mirrors.slackware.com/mirrorlist/
>> * https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/slackware/slackware-11.0/zipslack/
>> 
>> > I found on those old cds copies of
>> > desQview/X 2.1 and XAppeal (and if they could port it I might be able to)
>> > and DragonLinux which runs on UMSDOS so install on the same partition.
>> > Borland C++ 3.0, so much other fun stuff.
>> 
>> The Desqview/X SDK was DJGPP v1 (though I never used it), it's still on 
>> mirrors.
>> 
>> * https://www.delorie.com/djgpp/getting.html
>> * http://www.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/deleted/v1tk/00_index.txt
>> 
>> > Anyway I am having some problems, and I really don't remember my 
>> > autoexec.bat/config.sys stuff anymore but I remember getting all the dos 
>> > and stuff loaded to high memory or something like that.
>> 
>> I personally wouldn't bother with EMM386 (JEMM) just yet. Try sticking
>> to XMS only (HIMEMX), for now.
>> 
>> > The only options that seem to work are 4 & 5. .  Where can I get all the 
>> > info to relearn all of that?  Is there a website / documentation or an old 
>> > dos book I can buy that would still be relevant to FreeDos.  It sees all 
>> > of the memory on the laptop 4gigs just
>> 
>> * https://help.fdos.org/en/index.htm
>> 
>> > I have not tried anything that needs 32 bit protected mode. but  
>> > eventually once I get it figured out I will need it to do stuff in djgpp.
>> 
>> * https://delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2/readme.1st
>> * https://delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2misc/csdpmi7b.zip
>> 
>> There's also OpenWatcom:
>> 
>> * 
>> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/devel/c/openwatcom/1.9/
>> 
>> A lot of us also like HX / HDPMI32:
>> 
>> * https://github.com/Baron-von-Riedesel/HX/releases/tag/v2.20
>> 
>> > I'm not really good with mailing lists, too  much overload. LOL Do we have 
>> > a Discord server or something along those lines? Web based forum etc.  If 
>> > not, I'll re-adapt.
>> 
>> * http://www.bttr-software.de/forum/board.php
>> 
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Re: [Freedos-user] Greetings

[usul]

This is awesome, thank you.



On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 3:18 PM Rugxulo  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 11:57 AM usul  wrote:
> >
> > So I was digging through my old "stuff" and found some of my old cds and
> my Dell Latitude D520 laptop. And I got all nostalgic . I got my start with
> a 486 DX 8 mgs of Ram.
> > I mostly did Visual Basic 3.0 programming to start after I finished
> college. VBA/ MS Access then to Dot Net.  I can read C / C++ but never
> really did anything with it.
>
> FreeBASIC might be for you, then. It does have a DJGPP build.
>
> * https://freebasic.net/
> * https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/DocToc
>
> > So I thought it would be cool to mess around with it again
> >
> > So I plan to multiboot on the laptop
> > Linux
> > Dos 6.22 / Windows 3.11
> > and FreeDos
> > Is there an 'Order that this would need to be done in? Any
> Recommendations?
>
> You already mentioned ZipSlack (Slackware 11.0), and that was 2006-ish
> using UMSDOS running atop FAT.
>
> * https://mirrors.slackware.com/mirrorlist/
> * https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/slackware/slackware-11.0/zipslack/
>
> > I found on those old cds copies of
> > desQview/X 2.1 and XAppeal (and if they could port it I might be able to)
> > and DragonLinux which runs on UMSDOS so install on the same partition.
> > Borland C++ 3.0, so much other fun stuff.
>
> The Desqview/X SDK was DJGPP v1 (though I never used it), it's still on
> mirrors.
>
> * https://www.delorie.com/djgpp/getting.html
> * http://www.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/deleted/v1tk/00_index.txt
>
> > Anyway I am having some problems, and I really don't remember my
> autoexec.bat/config.sys stuff anymore but I remember getting all the dos
> and stuff loaded to high memory or something like that.
>
> I personally wouldn't bother with EMM386 (JEMM) just yet. Try sticking
> to XMS only (HIMEMX), for now.
>
> > The only options that seem to work are 4 & 5. .  Where can I get all the
> info to relearn all of that?  Is there a website / documentation or an old
> dos book I can buy that would still be relevant to FreeDos.  It sees all of
> the memory on the laptop 4gigs just
>
> * https://help.fdos.org/en/index.htm
>
> > I have not tried anything that needs 32 bit protected mode. but
> eventually once I get it figured out I will need it to do stuff in djgpp.
>
> * https://delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2/readme.1st
> * https://delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2misc/csdpmi7b.zip
>
> There's also OpenWatcom:
>
> *
> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/devel/c/openwatcom/1.9/
>
> A lot of us also like HX / HDPMI32:
>
> * https://github.com/Baron-von-Riedesel/HX/releases/tag/v2.20
>
> > I'm not really good with mailing lists, too  much overload. LOL Do we
> have a Discord server or something along those lines? Web based forum etc.
> If not, I'll re-adapt.
>
> * http://www.bttr-software.de/forum/board.php
>
>
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Re: [Freedos-user] Greetings

[Rugxulo]

Hi,

On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 3:31 PM Rugxulo  wrote:
>
> > So as soon as I get the items loaded this higher memory and 32 dos extender 
> > stuff remembered and djgpp or w/e up and running the better.
>
> I had an ancient GCC 2.95.3 archive (DJGPP 2.03p2), if you're curious.
> It was a .7z file that fit on a 1.44 MB floppy (good for unpacking to small 
> RAM disk).

* 
http://web.archive.org/web/20201013132718/https://sites.google.com/site/rugxulo/DJGPP203.7Z?attredirects=0

* 
http://web.archive.org/web/20201013132718/https://sites.google.com/site/rugxulo/DJGPP203.TXT?attredirects=0


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Re: [Freedos-user] Greetings

[Rugxulo]

Hi again,

On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 1:03 PM usul  wrote:
>
> Apparently I purged XP disks long ago.  :( Laptop has Windows 10 is on it.  
> And it is awful LOL.   Even though most of the minimalist linux live I have 
> tested also dogged a bit.

UMSDOS wasn't maintained after the 2.4 kernel series. If it's too
slow, you'll have to dual boot.

> I might install suse with xcfe on it.  That seemed to run the best.  Though I 
> have never done any linux development.  and the last time I really used it, 
> ZipSlack and Mandrake were still a thing. :)

I also used to be partial to Minix 2.0.4, e.g. DOSMinix, but IIRC it
only properly ran atop FAT16. It was a slim POSIX environment with a C
compiler.

* http://download.minix3.org/previous-versions/Intel-2.0.4/

> I did find a copy of "Undocumented Dos: A Programmer's Guide"  
> https://biblio.co.nz/9780201632873 and a bunch of my old C\C++ books.

C++ has changed A LOT since the old days. I don't really grok it, but
C++20 is the latest (modules!), and GCC (now written in C++) defaults
to C++17 by default. So most (?) stuff should work with DJGPP's build
of G++ 12.2.

* https://isocpp.org/tour

> So as soon as I get the items loaded this higher memory and 32 dos extender 
> stuff remembered and djgpp or w/e up and running the better.

I had an ancient GCC 2.95.3 archive (DJGPP 2.03p2), if you're curious.
(Apparently my Google Site was deleted, sigh.) It was a .7z file that
fit on a 1.44 MB floppy (good for unpacking to small RAM disk). I can
add it to my Google Drive later for you, if you want.


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Re: [Freedos-user] Greetings

[Rugxulo]

Hi,

On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 11:57 AM usul  wrote:
>
> So I was digging through my old "stuff" and found some of my old cds and my 
> Dell Latitude D520 laptop. And I got all nostalgic . I got my start with a 
> 486 DX 8 mgs of Ram.
> I mostly did Visual Basic 3.0 programming to start after I finished college. 
> VBA/ MS Access then to Dot Net.  I can read C / C++ but never really did 
> anything with it.

FreeBASIC might be for you, then. It does have a DJGPP build.

* https://freebasic.net/
* https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/DocToc

> So I thought it would be cool to mess around with it again
>
> So I plan to multiboot on the laptop
> Linux
> Dos 6.22 / Windows 3.11
> and FreeDos
> Is there an 'Order that this would need to be done in? Any Recommendations?

You already mentioned ZipSlack (Slackware 11.0), and that was 2006-ish
using UMSDOS running atop FAT.

* https://mirrors.slackware.com/mirrorlist/
* https://mirrors.dotsrc.org/slackware/slackware-11.0/zipslack/

> I found on those old cds copies of
> desQview/X 2.1 and XAppeal (and if they could port it I might be able to)
> and DragonLinux which runs on UMSDOS so install on the same partition.
> Borland C++ 3.0, so much other fun stuff.

The Desqview/X SDK was DJGPP v1 (though I never used it), it's still on mirrors.

* https://www.delorie.com/djgpp/getting.html
* http://www.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/deleted/v1tk/00_index.txt

> Anyway I am having some problems, and I really don't remember my 
> autoexec.bat/config.sys stuff anymore but I remember getting all the dos and 
> stuff loaded to high memory or something like that.

I personally wouldn't bother with EMM386 (JEMM) just yet. Try sticking
to XMS only (HIMEMX), for now.

> The only options that seem to work are 4 & 5. .  Where can I get all the info 
> to relearn all of that?  Is there a website / documentation or an old dos 
> book I can buy that would still be relevant to FreeDos.  It sees all of the 
> memory on the laptop 4gigs just

* https://help.fdos.org/en/index.htm

> I have not tried anything that needs 32 bit protected mode. but  eventually 
> once I get it figured out I will need it to do stuff in djgpp.

* https://delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2/readme.1st
* https://delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2misc/csdpmi7b.zip

There's also OpenWatcom:

* 
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/devel/c/openwatcom/1.9/

A lot of us also like HX / HDPMI32:

* https://github.com/Baron-von-Riedesel/HX/releases/tag/v2.20

> I'm not really good with mailing lists, too  much overload. LOL Do we have a 
> Discord server or something along those lines? Web based forum etc.  If not, 
> I'll re-adapt.

* http://www.bttr-software.de/forum/board.php


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Re: [Freedos-user] Greetings

[usul]

Apparently I purged XP disks long ago.  :( Laptop has Windows 10 is on it.
And it is awful LOL.   Even though most of the minimalist linux live I have
tested also dogged a bit.
I might install suse with xcfe on it.  That seemed to run the best.  Though
I have never done any linux development.  and the last time I really used
it, ZipSlack and Mandrake were still a thing. :)

But I really wanted to putz the win 3.11 and DESQview/X 2.1 compatibility.
This guy mentioned...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfpizh02C2U&ab_channel=MartinISDN
So I would really like to try them all native. And is coding on a VM or
DosBox etc really coding  it  native? I dunno. :)  Half the fun I guess is
re-learning all this stuff.

I also saw a video where someone loaded 3.11 on Freedos.

:)   I dunno.  Been programming for 30 years, hate my job and have 13 years
to go.   Have to find something to respark my interest in programming in
spite of where I work.  LOL

I bought a supposed legal copy of XP from ebay.  Might do the same with MS
DOs 6.22 and Windows 3.1 but that would mean I have to get a usb floppy
drive as I no longer have one. :P

I did find a copy of "Undocumented Dos: A Programmer's Guide"
https://biblio.co.nz/9780201632873 and a bunch of my old C\C++ books.

So as soon as I get the items loaded this higher memory and 32 dos extender
stuff remembered and djgpp or w/e up and running the better.


Adam



On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 12:39 PM John Vella  wrote:

> I would be tempted to install windows xp, which I believe this laptop
> shipped with, then install virtual pc, (the version before Microsoft bought
> it) and run the various dos/Windows 3.1 machines in a virtual environment.
>
> Or install linux and find a virtual pc solution for that.
>
> Dos and win 3.1 don't need a lot of resources and should run fine
> virtually.
>
> On Wed, 1 Mar 2023, 17:57 usul,  wrote:
>
>> So I was digging through my old "stuff" and found some of my old cds and
>> my Dell Latitude D520 laptop. And I got all nostalgic . I got my start with
>> a 486 DX 8 mgs of Ram.
>> I mostly did Visual Basic 3.0 programming to start after I
>> finished college. VBA/ MS Access then to Dot Net.  I can read C / C++ but
>> never really did anything with it.
>> So I thought it would be cool to mess around with it again
>>
>> So I plan to multiboot on the laptop
>> Linux
>> Dos 6.22 / Windows 3.11
>> and FreeDos
>> Is there an 'Order that this would need to be done in? Any
>> Recommendations?
>>
>> I found on those old cds copies of
>> desQview/X 2.1 and XAppeal (and if they could port it I might be able to)
>> and DragonLinux which runs on UMSDOS so install on the same partition.
>> Borland C++ 3.0, so much other fun stuff.
>>
>> Anyway I am having some problems, and I really don't remember my
>> autoexec.bat/config.sys stuff anymore but I remember getting all the dos
>> and stuff loaded to high memory or something like that.
>> This is my fconfig.sys that I found in one of the FREEDOS folders..,.
>>
>> **
>> SET DOSDIR=C:\FREEDOS
>> !BUFFERS=20
>> !FILES=40
>> !MENUCOLOR=7,0
>>
>> MENUDEFAULT=4,5
>> MENU 1 - Load FreeDOS with JEMMEX, no EMS (most UMBs), max RAM free
>> MENU 2 - Load FreeDOS with JEMMEX (more compatible)
>> MENU 3 - Load FreeDOS with JEMM386 (Expanded Memory)
>> MENU 4 - Load FreeDOS low with some drivers (Safe Mode)
>> MENU 5 - Load FreeDOS without drivers (Emergency Mode)
>>
>> 123?DOS=HIGH
>> 123?DOS=UMB
>> 123?DOSDATA=UMB
>>
>> 1?DEVICE=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\JEMMEX.EXE NOEMS X=TEST I=TEST NOVME NOINVLPG
>> 2?DEVICE=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\JEMMEX.EXE NOEMS X=TEST NOVME NOINVLPG
>> 34?DEVICE=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\HIMEMX.EXE
>> 3?DEVICE=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\JEMM386.EXE X=TEST NOVME NOINVLPG
>>
>> 12?SHELLHIGH=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\FREEDOS\BIN /E:1024
>> /P=C:\FDAUTO.BAT
>> 345?SHELL=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\FREEDOS\BIN /E:1024
>> /P=C:\FDAUTO.BAT
>>
>>
>> **
>>
>> The only options that seem to work are 4 & 5. .  Where can I get all the
>> info to relearn all of that?  Is there a website / documentation or an old
>> dos book I can buy that would still be relevant to FreeDos.  It sees all of
>> the memory on the laptop 4gigs just
>>
>> I have not tried anything that needs 32 bit protected mode. but
>> eventually once I get it figured out I will need it to do stuff in djgpp.
>> So I think I need to get this all working.  Mouse , CDROM all worked out of
>> the box that was amazing.
>>
>> I'm not really good with mailing lists, too  much overload. LOL Do we
>> have a Discord server or something along those lines? Web based forum etc.
>> If not, I'll re-adapt.
>>
>> Any direction  / sites / books :)
>>
>> Thanks a bunch and this is awesome btw.
>>
>> Adam
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Re: [Freedos-user] Greetings

[John Vella]

I would be tempted to install windows xp, which I believe this laptop
shipped with, then install virtual pc, (the version before Microsoft bought
it) and run the various dos/Windows 3.1 machines in a virtual environment.

Or install linux and find a virtual pc solution for that.

Dos and win 3.1 don't need a lot of resources and should run fine
virtually.

On Wed, 1 Mar 2023, 17:57 usul,  wrote:

> So I was digging through my old "stuff" and found some of my old cds and
> my Dell Latitude D520 laptop. And I got all nostalgic . I got my start with
> a 486 DX 8 mgs of Ram.
> I mostly did Visual Basic 3.0 programming to start after I
> finished college. VBA/ MS Access then to Dot Net.  I can read C / C++ but
> never really did anything with it.
> So I thought it would be cool to mess around with it again
>
> So I plan to multiboot on the laptop
> Linux
> Dos 6.22 / Windows 3.11
> and FreeDos
> Is there an 'Order that this would need to be done in? Any Recommendations?
>
> I found on those old cds copies of
> desQview/X 2.1 and XAppeal (and if they could port it I might be able to)
> and DragonLinux which runs on UMSDOS so install on the same partition.
> Borland C++ 3.0, so much other fun stuff.
>
> Anyway I am having some problems, and I really don't remember my
> autoexec.bat/config.sys stuff anymore but I remember getting all the dos
> and stuff loaded to high memory or something like that.
> This is my fconfig.sys that I found in one of the FREEDOS folders..,.
>
> **
> SET DOSDIR=C:\FREEDOS
> !BUFFERS=20
> !FILES=40
> !MENUCOLOR=7,0
>
> MENUDEFAULT=4,5
> MENU 1 - Load FreeDOS with JEMMEX, no EMS (most UMBs), max RAM free
> MENU 2 - Load FreeDOS with JEMMEX (more compatible)
> MENU 3 - Load FreeDOS with JEMM386 (Expanded Memory)
> MENU 4 - Load FreeDOS low with some drivers (Safe Mode)
> MENU 5 - Load FreeDOS without drivers (Emergency Mode)
>
> 123?DOS=HIGH
> 123?DOS=UMB
> 123?DOSDATA=UMB
>
> 1?DEVICE=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\JEMMEX.EXE NOEMS X=TEST I=TEST NOVME NOINVLPG
> 2?DEVICE=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\JEMMEX.EXE NOEMS X=TEST NOVME NOINVLPG
> 34?DEVICE=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\HIMEMX.EXE
> 3?DEVICE=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\JEMM386.EXE X=TEST NOVME NOINVLPG
>
> 12?SHELLHIGH=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\FREEDOS\BIN /E:1024
> /P=C:\FDAUTO.BAT
> 345?SHELL=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\FREEDOS\BIN /E:1024
> /P=C:\FDAUTO.BAT
>
>
> **
>
> The only options that seem to work are 4 & 5. .  Where can I get all the
> info to relearn all of that?  Is there a website / documentation or an old
> dos book I can buy that would still be relevant to FreeDos.  It sees all of
> the memory on the laptop 4gigs just
>
> I have not tried anything that needs 32 bit protected mode. but
> eventually once I get it figured out I will need it to do stuff in djgpp.
> So I think I need to get this all working.  Mouse , CDROM all worked out of
> the box that was amazing.
>
> I'm not really good with mailing lists, too  much overload. LOL Do we have
> a Discord server or something along those lines? Web based forum etc.  If
> not, I'll re-adapt.
>
> Any direction  / sites / books :)
>
> Thanks a bunch and this is awesome btw.
>
> Adam
>
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Re: [Freedos-user] greetings

[Michael Reichenbach]

Welcome. :)

Regards,
-mr

Braden Mailloux schrieb:
> Hello, Everyone;
> 
> My name is Braden and I'm a new user to FreeDOS. I've successfully
> installed FreeDOS to my old Dell laptop (the cd-rom drive held out!). I'm
> pretty new to computers, even though they've been in my life for some time
> now. I'm an avid windows xp user, but have never really felt all that
> satisfied using a graphical system. 
> 
> Anyway, I'm going to be returning to school in the spring and will be
> majoring in Comp Sci, maybe electrical engineering. At the moment, I'm new
> to programming and am looking for a great way to get started and FreeDOS
> seems to be a good place to start. I plan to learn assembly and C to start.
> Right now, my current task is to try and use my modem to dial up to the
> internet. It could take a while...
> 
> So, it's nice to meet everyone. I hope we have some fun. 
> 
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