Hello. Freedos is a the alternative to MS-DOS/PC-DOS in a modern computer and also old or older computer.
There are some will use Freedos to run some program and other for games. The problem, for me is hardware. Sure i have some old hardware, i don't discard old stuff unless is trash/damaged beyond repair. I have a EEE PC with windows xp and last year i deleted windows xp and installed Freedos 1.2 and i'm sure i did some thing wrong because i end up with 2gb partions. The first limitation i encountered was how to copy games, usb pendrive 2.0, no support for usb 3 and then i ran a game and for stupid face no sound... speaker/sound blaster. My solution was very simple, u ran Dosbox-X for DOS so that i can have sound on games. You don't need sound to run wordperfect or lotus 123. So Freedos is good but the user is dependent on hardware. On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 9:13 AM Bryan Kilgallin <kilgal...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > Thanks, Jim: > > > > > Q: What are the advantages of using FreeDOS over alternative ways of > > running DOS applications (e.g., DOSBox)? > > A: Using DOSBox to run DOS applications in Linux is a great way to run > > certain DOS applications. But DOSBox is really intended to launch a > > single DOS program, like a game. The DOS command line is pretty > > limited in DOSBox. In contrast, FreeDOS provides a full DOS command > > line. > > My Polar Sport Tester PE4000 software just wouldn't work properly under > emulation. I couldn't get a USB serial link to go! So I was unable to > upload heart rate data to a more modern PC. But I have a working 32 bit > PC with a built-in hardware serial port! And that works fine with the > Polar DOS software. > > > > Q: Why work on DOS in 2021? > > A: [I talk about a few things, but mostly about how programming in DOS > > is not the same as programming on Linux. You can't just "load > > everything into memory" because you don't have a lot of memory to use, > > ... and that makes programming more challenging and interesting.] > > I thought that I would keep my brain alive! > > > > Q: How big is the FreeDOS community? > > A: FreeDOS was a very popular project throughout the 1990s and into > > the early 2000s, but the community isn’t as big these days. But it’s > > great that we are still an engaged and active group. > > I have especially appreciated detailed help from Europe! > > [I also mention > > the virtual get-togethers.] > > > > Q: How does someone get involved in the community? > > A: I think our community is very welcoming, so anyone is free to join. > > We communicate via an email list, which you can find on the FreeDOS > > website. Join the freedos-user email list if you want to talk about > > FreeDOS or ask for help. > > I greatly appreciate this welcoming and helpful character. > -- > members.iinet.net.au/~kilgallin/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >
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