From: Ira Minor <ira.mi...@gmail.com> --===============2471480371050748780== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1148df5c151ae4054b865f99
--001a1148df5c151ae4054b865f99 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 If you already have Windows 98 SE, you have DOS 7.1. I prefer it to FreeDOS because of better documentation. Ira irami...@gmail.com 805-212-0588 On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 8:26 PM, Dennis Fenton <dwf...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Eric. > > Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Bell network. > Original Message > From: Eric Auer > Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 7:21 PM > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Reply To: Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS. > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] boot floppy disk image too big for a disk > > > A backup on the same disk but different partitions > does not really help you if things go really wrong, > but as you say, data loss would be no real problem > for you... You should probably backup at least the > DOS SCSI drivers though ;-) Jerome also mentioned > the drivers as being the most backup worthy files. > > As Jerome wrote, you can simply install to C:\FDOS > and leave most of the rest of C: and D: unharmed. > Outside the FDOS directory, only the config files > (autoexec / config / fdconfig / similar) and boot > files (kernel, maybe command) in the root directory > of C:\ and the boot sector should get overwritten, > not much else to worry about UNLESS you format or > fdisk... In which case everything would be gone. > > As you already have some DOS (here: MS DOS) on the > PC, I agree with Jerome that "not booted update" is > worth a trying for a "smoother" change to FreeDOS. > > I disagree about FreeDOS being "not ready yet" or > "no advantage to MS DOS". Examples of advantages: > > Several drivers are smaller in RAM compared to MS > DOS versions, FreeDOS supports FAT32 and LBA :-) > > In particular, this means that you can (if your > BIOS is not too old) harddisks up to 2 TB size > and partitions of many GB size without problems. > > Regards, Eric > > > My internal hard drive is partitioned into C and D drives. The entire > > contents of the C:\DOS directory is backed up on drive D. I also have > > an MS-DOS boot disk that includes my current autoexec.bat and > > config.sys files. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > --001a1148df5c151ae4054b865f99 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#0000ff">If you already have Windows 98 SE, you have DOS 7.1. I prefer it to FreeDOS because of better documentation.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font size="4">Ira</font><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4"><a href="mailto:irami...@gmail.com"; target="_blank">irami...@gmail.com</a> -a805-212-0588</font></div></div></div></div> <br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 8:26 PM, Dennis Fenton <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dwf...@gmail.com"; target="_blank">dwf...@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Thanks Eric.<br> <span class=""><br> Sent-afrom-amy-aBlackBerry-a10-a<wbr>smartphone-aon-athe-aBell-a<wbr>network.<br> -a Original Message -a<br> </span>From: Eric Auer<br> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 7:21 PM<br> To: <a href="mailto:freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net";>freedos-user@lists.<wbr>sourceforge.net</a><br> <span class="im HOEnZb">Reply To: Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS.<br> Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] boot floppy disk image too big for a disk<br> <br> <br> </span><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">A backup on the same disk but different partitions<br> does not really help you if things go really wrong,<br> but as you say, data loss would be no real problem<br> for you... You should probably backup at least the<br> DOS SCSI drivers though ;-) Jerome also mentioned<br> the drivers as being the most backup worthy files.<br> <br> As Jerome wrote, you can simply install to C:\FDOS<br> and leave most of the rest of C: and D: unharmed.<br> Outside the FDOS directory, only the config files<br> (autoexec / config / fdconfig / similar) and boot<br> files (kernel, maybe command) in the root directory<br> of C:\ and the boot sector should get overwritten,<br> not much else to worry about UNLESS you format or<br> fdisk... In which case everything would be gone.<br> <br> As you already have some DOS (here: MS DOS) on the<br> PC, I agree with Jerome that "not booted update" is<br> worth a trying for a "smoother" change to FreeDOS.<br> <br> I disagree about FreeDOS being "not ready yet" or<br> "no advantage to MS DOS". Examples of advantages:<br> <br> Several drivers are smaller in RAM compared to MS<br> DOS versions, FreeDOS supports FAT32 and LBA :-)<br> <br> In particular, this means that you can (if your<br> BIOS is not too old) harddisks up to 2 TB size<br> and partitions of many GB size without problems.<br> <br> Regards, Eric<br> <br> > My internal hard drive is partitioned into C and D drives. The entire<br> > contents of the C:\DOS directory is backed up on drive D. I also have<br> > an MS-DOS boot disk that includes my current autoexec.bat and<br> > config.sys files.<br> <br> <br> ------------------------------<wbr>------------------------------<wbr>------------------<br> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most<br> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! <a href="http://sdm.link/slashdot"; rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://sdm.link/slashdot</a><br> ______________________________<wbr>_________________<br> Freedos-user mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net";>Freedos-user@lists.<wbr>sourceforge.net</a><br> <a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user"; rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/<wbr>lists/listinfo/freedos-user</a><br> <br> ------------------------------<wbr>------------------------------<wbr>------------------<br> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most<br> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! <a href="http://sdm.link/slashdot"; rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://sdm.link/slashdot</a><br> ______________________________<wbr>_________________<br> Freedos-user mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net";>Freedos-user@lists.<wbr>sourceforge.net</a><br> <a href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user"; rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/<wbr>lists/listinfo/freedos-user</a><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br></div> --001a1148df5c151ae4054b865f99-- --===============2471480371050748780== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot --===============2471480371050748780== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user --===============2471480371050748780==-- --- Internet Rex 2.29 * Origin: capcity2.synchro.net - 502/875-8938 (276:10/901) --- Synchronet 3.15a-Linux ListGate 1.3 * Capitol City Online - Frankfort, KY - telnet://capitolcityonline.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
