Re: [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS JetDirect driver (was: Getting started)

2014-07-14 Thread Thomas Mueller
from Rugxulo: > DJGPP has no "Windows version". It's a pure DOS compiler only. There > is no Windows support. None is in the works. None was ever made. (I'm > aware of very very small and obscure and incomplete hacks like RSXNT, > but those don't count. Or at least haven't counted, even unofficial

Re: [Freedos-devel] VMiX - not all free(?), but muiltitasking, was wrong

2014-07-14 Thread Rugxulo
Hi again, On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 12:19 AM, Rugxulo wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 11:29 PM, Jim Michaels wrote: >> >> I got too excited and posted a message. I dug further into the readmes and >> found out there is a commercial version of VMiX. there is no web site that I >> could find. the

Re: [Freedos-devel] VMiX - not all free(?), but muiltitasking, was wrong

2014-07-14 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 11:29 PM, Jim Michaels wrote: > > I got too excited and posted a message. I dug further into the readmes and > found out there is a commercial version of VMiX. there is no web site that I > could find. the project seems to get updated about once every 5-10 years. Prob

Re: [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS JetDirect driver (was: Getting started)

2014-07-14 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 5:30 PM, Jim Michaels wrote: > > seg:ofs=(seg*16)+ofs=(seg<<4)+ofs (note that it is not bit or, it is > addition). translation of such an address is > I think requires some macros or functions in DJGPP C/C++ compiler which uses > protected mode (or other > dos extend

Re: [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS JetDirect driver

2014-07-14 Thread Eric Auer
Hi Andy, > I'm just getting started programming for DOS but have worked a bit with > different printing languages and would love to get started on a project > that converts ESC/P to something more modern like PCL or PS on the fly. I > will definitely need help on the TSR side as I know what they

Re: [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS Roadmap: (Was Getting started

2014-07-14 Thread Tom Ehlert
> Re: FreeDOS vs. DOS-like operating systems > There are plenty of DOS-like hobby projects out there. But without > applications, they are pretty limited. if by 'DOS-like' you mean 'small footprint, may access hardware, possibly quite limited' there are plenty (toy-) operating systems out there