On 10/3/06, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would boot floppy emulation (used on Windows 95/98) be easier to implement? > I'm looking from a marketing perspective. ISOLINUX throws Linux out there to > the enduser even though the result is FreeDOS on
ISOLINUX is not Linux, or even close to it. Linux is not on the CD-ROM at all. > the machine. I think that a > FreeDOS install CD should boot with FreeDOS, if the hardware is capable, > jump into a 256 color mode show the logo (adventurous) or better yet, boot > into FreeDOS Live run either a custom environment, or GEM (it's cute) or at > least use its VDI to show a desktop where you can click on an icon that says > install FreeDOS, or exit and run from the command prompt. > > FreeDOS bundled with GEM would provide a small subset of apps on a live CD > (I recall a word processor, a paint program, and a BASIC interpreter among > the included apps) and would give some similarity to the Linux distros (in > that of a GUI and starter apps), but in FreeDOS' case, only on the live CD > would GEM run. The installation of GEM would either be a separate > installation (ran from the CD) or via an advanced tab in the already > existing INSTALL program. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lyrical Nanoha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 11:46 PM > Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS Boot CD Question > > > > On Tue, 3 Oct 2006, Tony wrote: > > > >> Hi all, > >> > >> Now I know most of us have a Windows machine with a legitimate copy of > >> Nero or maybe even a freeware ISO making utility so I was wondering... > >> > >> Why hasn't anyone made a boot CD that boots using FreeDOS instead of > >> ISOLINUX? > >> > >> Don't get me wrong, I like ISOLINUX just fine, but in retrospect, why > >> not boot straight from the OS that will be installed, especially since > >> it can run live...the whole base CD is what, maybe 8 MB, so > >> theoretically one could get a live FreeDOS CD that not only could > >> install the OS, but could run one of many free GUI (depending on the > >> memory/capacity of the host system) > >> > >> Thoughts? Comments? Concerns? > > > > My own experiments into making boot CDs uses the "boot floppy emulation" > > approach. How small a floppy can contain everything needed to bootstrap a > > CD? I don't know but mine are always 1.44 MB > > > > -uso. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share > > your > > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash > > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > > _______________________________________________ > > Freedos-devel mailing list > > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > -- Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. David Letterman (1947 - ) See ya ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
