On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:58:34 -0500, Rugxulo <rugx...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Michael Robinson
> <plu...@robinson-west.com> wrote:
>>
>> So yes, if I can run hxrt on top of freedos and come up with some sort
>> of packet driver for the PCI Realtek network card...  that will be legal
>> and I won't have to worry about how many computers I'm setting
>> up to play Warcraft II.
>
> No idea if Warcraft II actually runs under HX. It may not, and that
> wouldn't be a huge shock. Sad but true. Go back to Warcraft 1 (or
> similar game, search Gog.com), which actually ran on real DOS.

There may have been a Windows-specific version of Warcraft II released at  
some point? But the Warcraft II that I`m familiar with did run under plain  
DOS (well... with DOS4GW). Only the included map editor needed Windows  
(3.1 or higher) to run. And I played LAN games under DOS by setting up an  
IPX network. Check the device driver archive for the ethernet card for: a  
setup program (for configuring IRQ and I/O address, not all cards come  
with one), LSL.COM, NET.CFG, and a driver (often called IPXODI).

>
*snip*
>
> I am against abandoning or throwing out "working" hardware just
> because it's not the latest fad anymore. But most people want to chase
> newer tech than support older stuff. If it's "old", it's automatically
> "bad", but "new" is somehow "perfect" (but only for a few months!).

This is my feeling as well. The implications of "buy our new version!  
because our old version was crap!" seem to be lost on most.

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