Hmm(Scratching chin) Am I the only one on this thread thinking about
getting a dirt cheap t5740 to try to run a FreeDos thin client? Does
FreeDos run on Atom?
On Sat, Sep 7, 2024 at 5:09 PM Louis Santillan via Freedos-user <
freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> I agree with Eric. Som
via Freedos-user <
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> On Fri, 26 Jul 2024 at 15:44, Dan Schmidt via Freedos-user
> wrote:
> >
> > FWIW, I didn't need the bitlocker key unless they set a pin. At least
> with ntfs-3g. But, I suppose that is a subject for
k an admin password. Sure could have used something like that
fast last Friday. (And a magic wand)
On Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 12:05 PM Liam Proven via Freedos-user <
freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Jul 2024 at 23:13, Dan Schmidt via Freedos-user
> wrote:
> >
&g
I was kinda hoping to take a "nostalgia tack" on this one.
Two cents:
Me, I came up with a Linux solution. Ntfs-3g, ntfs-fix, and some basic
python. It booted and did the trick without typing anything, but it
required disabling secure boot and changing to ahci. It was late, it was
linux, it req
Maybe a bot off topic, but
How many of you woke up to the CrowdStrike debacle Friday morning and,
after making minced oaths, solemnly proclaimed "If we still had Fat32 and
BIOS, I could fix this with FreeDos in 20 seconds flat!"
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I use a disk image, boot that from Grub and simply run/save stuff on a
local Fat32 partition. I also boot Windows (rarely) which, ironically,
wants to "fix" the fat partition that Linux and FreeDos are just fine
with. (Which fix breaks things terribly)
On Sun, Apr 28, 2024 at 3:58 AM Norby Droid
Now, that's an interesting use for a Dos/FreeDos retro computer:
https://www.theverge.com/2014/5/14/5716232/george-r-r-martin-uses-dos-wordstar-to-write
How many computers destined for the landfill still have perfectly good
screens and keyboards? (Recalling those heavy, grey, indestructible PS2