On Sun, Nov 10, 2002 at 10:45:31AM +0000, Steven C. Darnold wrote: > Charles Angelich wrote: > > > > Just happens I have recently put up a webpage > > of links for others to get Basic Linux working > > on their systems. > > > > http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/dos/baslinux.asp > > Thanks for the mention. I really like the partnership between > DOS and Linux, and I see BasicLinux as a way of supporting it. > I often get messages from BasicLinux users asking how to purge > DOS from their systems. I don't really agree with this. Even > a 5mb DOS partition is *very* useful. > (1) Changing kernels and/or root partitions is much easier in > DOS. You simply alter the loadlin.exe parameters. If a > mistake is made, it is easily fixed because the system is > still bootable.
GRUB is a good boot loader. I have one on a floppy and it can also be installed onto the harddisk. It is quite interactive, something like bash. > (2) Experimenting with Linux occasionally renders it unbootable. > This has happened to me many times. However, it takes less > than a minute to fix the problem -- just use DOS to boot > BasicLinux to a ramdisk, mount the misbehaving partition > and undo the error. > > Despite my enthusiasm for DOS, I must admit that the future is > bleak. Now that MicroSoft has eliminated true DOS compatibility > from Windows, the end is nigh. > > Cheers, > Steven > > To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. > Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. > More info can be found at; > http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
