On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 12:37 PM, <userbeit...@abwesend.de> wrote: > I don't think DOSBox requires a virtual hard disk image at all.
You can in fact load one, but it won't help with FreeDOS. There's an option in DOSBox to mount a CDROM as a drive. But DOSBox still provides the DOS kernel. You could get the rest of FreeDOS on such a mounted drive, but the kernel would not be loaded. I use the vDOS fork of DOSBox here under Win10 to run DOS apps, and a port of full DOSBox under Android to run DOS apps. Works fine, save that DOSBox provides no equivalent of CONFIG.SYS, and there is no way lo load drivers that expect to be loaded there. This means I can't use HMA, because there is no way to load HIMEM.SYS or equivalent. (I've looked at a program or two that try to load drivers from the command line, but they don't work in DOSBox.) I have some of the FreeDOS components on my Android tablet. DOSBox COMMAND.COM provides just enough functionality to let you load and run games from the C:\> prompt, and lacks things like pipes, but FreeDOS COMMAND runs fine, as does 4DOS, and repairs that lack. (DOSBox does implement EMS And XMS, and TSRs can be loaded high.) ______ Dennis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
