I am running vDOS on Linux Mint 18 through WINE, haven't noticed any
problems yet, but since it is no longer open source ...
On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 12:42 PM, dmccunney <dennis.mccun...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 2:45 PM, Don Flowers <donr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > That would be awesome!
> >
> > It seems that this would be an alternative to vDOS?
> > https://www.vdos.info/
> > https://sourceforge.net/projects/vdos/
>
> Why would you need it?
>
> vDOS is a fork of DOSBox specifically intended to run DOS character
> mode business apps. It drops the graphics and sound emulation DOSBox
> provides because they aren't needed by the stuff vDOS is designed to
> run. (vDOS is also not cross-platform, and only works under Windows.)
>
> I run vDOS here under Win10 and it works fine and runs what I've tried
> it with. (The folks on the WordStar list, joined at the hip to
> WordStar 7, have clutched vDOS to their chests with happy little
> cries.)
>
> It takes a couple of minutes at most to get a DOS app working in vDOS.
> Install vDOS. Install the DOS app in a directory. Create a shortcut
> to vDOS that starts it in that directory. Edit the sample
> AUTOEXEC.TXT and CONFIG.TXT files to do the right things for the app
> you want to run. Run the shortcut.
>
> It won't work with DOS games (and is not intended to), but that's what
> DOSBox is for.
> ______
> 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
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
