Re: [Freedos-user] [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS 1.2 and 2.0 roadmap discuss ion

So Bertho was volunteering or did I misunderstand his message? I've come to be a fan all kinds of virtualization, VMs, appliances The android-x86.org project re-compiles Android for x86 which I run on Windows 8.1 in a VirtualBox VM. It is fast enough. Most of Android works as it does on my smar

[Freedos-user] adding drivers, autoexec.bat, config.sys to bootable CD

I can see and modify the files in the ISO image used to create a bootable CD for FreeDOS, but how and where do I add autoexec.bat and config.sys files to the image and thus the bootable CD -- and where would I put the associated files (like SomeDriver.sys)? thanks  John -

Re: [Freedos-user] I'm back!

eemed to keep failing. It appears that old software ran for several years before replacement. . Cheers, John S. Wolter ---- Wolter Works EMail: johnswol...@wolterworks.com LinkedIn: John S Wolter, johnswolter On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 1

[Freedos-user] IBM PC emulator written in Javascript

I don't know if anyone in the FreeDOS community has seen this. It is a bit slow reacting to my typed commands but has the look and feel of the IBM PC with MS-DOS. I hope it inspires some inventing. http://jsmachines.net/docs/pcjs/ Cheers, John S Wolter joh

Re: [Freedos-user] Desqview

I have a license and have used this. I see it as a wonder you've gotten this far. Cheers, John S Wolter LinkedIn: johnswolter <http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnswolter> johnswol...@wolterworks.com USA, Eastern Standard Time, -5 GMT, -4 GMT DST On Mon, Jul 15,

Re: [Freedos-user] DOS on Raspberry Pi

Okay, had anyone done a name search prior to production? MINiX3.org might not be amused. Go was the last test of overlapping names. Cheers, John S Wolter LinkedIn: johnswolter <http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnswolter> johnswol...@wolterworks.com USA, Eastern St

Re: [Freedos-user] VirtualBox

Cheers, John S Wolter > Dunno about the future. Honestly, most people probably would just > throw it all away instead of trying hard to emulate it (which is > tricky). If it's something they don't use (or sell or support), they > don't care. :

Re: [Freedos-user] VirtualBox

t; > Most of the issues are x86 emulation, then BIOS, then peripherals > (mouse, keyboard, CD, etc). > Then for VirtualBox the test is the x86 machine level emulation. How does FreeDOS perform directly on

Re: [Freedos-user] VirtualBox

taken to walk through application performance issues within FreeDOS? Is there a sequence that would narrow issues to solutions? Cheers, John S Wolter LinkedIn: johnswolter <http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnswolter> johnswol...@wolterworks.com USA, Eastern Standard Time

Re: [Freedos-user] Bios limitation at 8 gb, and new hdd

I knew there was a limit but I had not recalled the BIOS aspect. The idea of 64k clusters seems a bit large to me. FAT-32 and NTFS are more efficient. Cheers, John S Wolter On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 8:58 PM, TJ Edmister wrote: > FAT16 can handle a 2GB partition (4GB partition can be crea

Re: [Freedos-user] Bios limitation at 8 gb, and new hdd

BS, Don't forget the FAT-16 limit of 514 or was that 504 MBytes. Somehow this issue keeps being asked. Maybe we are not doing enough to explain it clearly. Cheers, John S Wolter On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 6:24 PM, Bob Schwier wrote: > Hey neat. I used Ontrack Disk Manager back in the

Re: [Freedos-user] editors.

for a discount coupon for the current Windows version. Cheers, John S Wolter LinkedIn: johnswolter <http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnswolter> johnswol...@wolterworks.com USA, Eastern Standard Time, -5 GMT, -4 GMT DST On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 9:25 PM, dmccunney wrot

Re: [Freedos-user] EMail from forgotten printfil.com, an LPTx interception utility

Michael, Well, then I advise you to ask for that credit. They may do that without hesitation. Cheers, On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 9:15 PM, Michael B. Brutman wrote: > On 2/1/2013 1:10 PM, john s wolter wrote: > > Michael, > > > > Did you produce that image originally? If so

Re: [Freedos-user] EMail from forgotten printfil.com, an LPTx interception utility

Michael, That PC Jr printer is out of the last century. Cheers, John S Wolter On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 9:12 AM, Michael B. Brutman wrote: > > Hilarious ... > > That picture with the cute little old printer on it was lifted from one > of my web pages: > > http:/

Re: [Freedos-user] EMail from forgotten printfil.com, an LPTx interception utility

Michael, Did you produce that image originally? If so and it is copyrighted you could ask for it to be removed. Cheers, John S Wolter On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 9:12 AM, Michael B. Brutman wrote: > > Hilarious ... > > That picture with the cute little old printer on it was lifted from

[Freedos-user] EMail from forgotten printfil.com, an LPTx interception utility

I received an EMail from printfil.com, an LPTx interception utility. It might be used with a PC emulator on a Windows. It has a number of interesting features. Cheers, John S Wolter -- Everyone hates slow websites. So

Re: [Freedos-user] New standard FreeDOS text editor - what itshould be (voting)?

, John S Wolter On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:39 PM, Marcos Favero Florence de Barros < fav...@mpcnet.com.br> wrote: > > I'm actually more interested in what editors people *do* use > > under FreeDOS > > Editors fascinate me. Below are some of my favorites. And, yes, > I

Re: [Freedos-user] Backspace

"Re:" has become a way to get past Spam filters. It also attracts the attention of the reader. This could get the reader to open an EMail assuming it was a reply to a message sent. It is a form of social engineering. Cheers John S Wolter On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Thomas D.

Re: [Freedos-user] [Spam] Backspace

change. If so I'll have a major Hissy-Fit with them. Cheers John S Wolter On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 2:33 PM, Thomas D. Dean wrote: > On 01/13/13 22:21, Thomas D. Dean wrote: > > > > scan ascii key > >0 8 backspace > > > >0 27

Re: [Freedos-user] Long-term survival of FreeDOS

state.edu/~reese/EE3724/lectures/bustran/bustran.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_8086 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_architecture https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdatasheets.chipdb.org%2FIntel%2Fx86%2F808x%2Fdatashts%2F8088%2F231456-006.pdf Now you can program

Re: [Freedos-user] Long-term survival of FreeDOS

n.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_9020 Get there or be square. Cheers John S Wolter -- Master Java SE, Java EE, Eclipse, Spring, Hibernate, JavaScript, jQuery and much more. Keep your Java skills current with LearnJavaNow - 200+ hours o

Re: [Freedos-user] Re (2): FreeDOS bootable CD image sought

http://se.ethz.ch/~meyer/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Meyer http://www.amazon.com/Touch-Class-Learning-Program-Contracts/dp/3540921443 http://www.ebay.com/sch/sis.html?_nkw=Touch-Class-Bertrand-Meyer-NEW-BOOK- http://bertrandmeyer.com/ That should get you

Re: [Freedos-user] Try gparted on a live CD.

NFS. See the website for a long list of packages supported. You can learn about these in the large manual and other supporting documentation Cheers John S Wolter LinkedIn: johnswolter <http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnswolter> - Mailto:johnswol...@wolterworks.com

Re: [Freedos-user] hard drive question?

Megabytes. As I understand it, the original Clipper compiler was built using Microsoft C 5.1. Many add-on libraries used that same compiler and its libraries. Somewhere within that combination, partition size limits were imposed on the run-time program. Cheers Joh

Re: [Freedos-user] Partition magic anyone?

ng by typing 'wizard' once it completes booting to the command line shell. I keep a copy in my brief case for when I make visits to customers. Cheers John S Wolter LinkedIn: johnswolter <http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnswolter> - Mailto:johnswol...@wolterwork

Re: [Freedos-user] (no subject) - dos printer network in vmware

which can share a printer via SMB sharing using the VM virtual network inside the hosting computer. Then use the same NET USE assignment Cheers John S Wolter - Mailto:johnswol...@wolterworks.com - USA, Eastern Standard Time, -5 GMT, -4 GMT DST On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 7:0

Re: [Freedos-user] Serial port or USB/PCMCIA modem support

ww.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > -- Cheers John S Wolter -

Re: [Freedos-user] Redoing Clipper DB compiled app

50 > BUFFERS=80 > > Autoexec: > > SETCLIPPER=F150 > DOSKEY > > he had other problems but related to internet explorer. > tks... > > > > ------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live

Re: [Freedos-user] Redoing Clipper DB compiled app

s today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > ___ &g

Re: [Freedos-user] Redoing Clipper DB compiled app

___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > -- Cheers John S Wolter LinkedIn: johnswolter <http://www.linkedin.com/in/johns

[Freedos-user] Redoing Clipper DB compiled app

on FreeDOS. Cheers John S Wolter LinkedIn: johnswolter <http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnswolter> - Mailto:johnswol...@wolterworks.com - Desk: 734-408-1263 - USA, Eastern Standard Time, -5 GMT, -4 GMT DST --

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDos in VirtualBox not a sure thing

you need to add another adapter. Each of those programs > assumes that they own the adapter and will fight each other in fun ways. > > > Mike > > > -- Cheers John S Wolter Linked

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDos in VirtualBox not a sure thing

change log at the bottom of that page. http://lazybrowndog.net/freedos/virtualbox/ I made changes to this page's setup. I chose the Host-Only Ethernet adapter as I did not need to browse the Internet. Cheers John S Wolter LinkedIn: johnswolter <http://www.linkedin

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDos in VirtualBox not a sure thing

_hw(); /* read_hw could be anything, like inportb() > */ > if (hw_status == GOOD) hw_not_ready=FALSE; > } > > Better program for a VM: > while (hw_not_ready) > { > int hw_status=read_hw(); > if (hw_status==GOOD) hw_not_ready=FALSE; > else delay_a_tick(); > } > &g

[Freedos-user] FreeDos in VirtualBox not a sure thing

he computer is an HP laptop with i5 CPU with 8 GB of RAMM. If there is a list of well-known issues, I would like to see if an altered configuration would help performance. I have taken a few minutes to install DOSBox which seemed fairly snappy. I have yet to try the customer's program. I&#x

[Freedos-user] Heads-up about FreeDOS Wikipedia.org page

I've visited the FreeDOS Wikipedia page that appears somewhat out of date, I think. I don't know whose working the documentation effort but they may want to put some time into updating that resource. I have read the article and found it very useful. I use Wi

[Freedos-user] FreeDOS inside Windows XP, virtual diskettes, and using Windows printers?

I need to have FreeDOS inside Windows XP, virtual A & B diskettes, and divert LPT1 to Windows printers. I'm setting this up for a non-geek user's Laptop to run a 1985 DOS program. Here's what I need... 1. FreeDOS inside Windows XP because that's what they run 2. Divert LPT1 to Windows printers

Re: [Freedos-user] Processor overheating under DOS

communicate with the maintainer of its code. John S. Wolter -- Start uncovering the many advantages of virtual appliances and start using them to simplify application deployment and accelerate your shift to cloud comp

Re: [Freedos-user] Processor overheating under DOS

nged since that time? What mechanism of system board design would cause such behavior? I want to know the how of how can a system board overheat and need a software intervention. Can you offer any online links that discuss design issues related to this overheating. John S. Wolter On Sat, Sep

[Freedos-user] Processor overheating under DOS

Dust-Bunnies inside the power-supply? Is the p-s fan working? Is there a CPU fan and is it working? Is the p-s broken? Do you have a volt meter? If so check the p-s outputs. Is it grounding on the chassis? Is it arching to ground when th

Re: [Freedos-user] Some fix for Windows XP FreeDOS printing delays

ports that 45,000k is available. It has been a while since I looked at the link scripts. I got the Blink link script right by trial and mostly error having used a dozen third party libraries. If I were to change something it would take days to test and q

Re: [Freedos-user] Some fix for Windows XP FreeDOS printing delays

save it to a file > and then, when the app is done, print that file using > any command, for example COPY FILE.TXT LPT1" tool in > this mailing list :-). Anybody remembers a nice one? > > Eric > > > -- John S. Wolter President Wolter Works Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Freedos-user] Some fix for Windows XP FreeDOS printing delays

, 2008 at 12:40 PM, Alain M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That is a good idea, it is much simpler than reading the screen... > > Now all you need to do is a TSR with file access, it probably can be done > inside int28 > > ALain > > john s wolter escreveu: > >> I

Re: [Freedos-user] Some fix for Windows XP FreeDOS printing delays

ice (sort of unlikely imho) which is > less trivial to modify... > > If there are many people printing from DOS in Windows > then it might be useful to recommend some "redirect > int 17 printing to a buffer in RAM, save it to a file > and then, when the app is done, prin

Re: [Freedos-user] Some fix for Windows XP FreeDOS printing delays

ROTECTED]> wrote: > There could be an alternative: make a TSR that reads the screen and detects > some special "finished" text in this screen, then opens and closes the > "LPT1" file... > > Its a bit complicated, but I have seen/done worse ... > > Alain

Re: [Freedos-user] Some fix for Windows XP FreeDOS printing delays

n't write to LPT1:, instead open a file named "LPT1" and write to it > normaly. You will see that when you *close de file* the spool is flushed. > > This is no trick, it was well documented at the time, and it is implemented > for basic compatibiliy. > > Alain > >

[Freedos-user] Some fix for Windows XP FreeDOS printing delays

er the following : [Network] PrintBufTime=10 [IFSMGR] PrintBufTime=10 this will reset the wait to 10 seconds Hope this is of some use. -- John S. Wolter President Wolter Works Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Desk 1-734-665-1263 Cell: 1-734-904-8433 ---

[Freedos-user] Sourceforge link to obsolete document

at SourceForge"<https://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=12983&group_id=1> ... Here's the copied link to SourceForge https://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=12983&group_id=1 I imagine you will have to locate a different SourceForge page to

Re: [Freedos-user] [Xen-devel] Unable to boot FreeDOS 1.0

ual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > -- John S. Wolter President

[Freedos-user] please do never send files to a mailing list

have to go elsewhere to get these features? -- John S. Wolter President Wolter Works Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Desk 1-734-665-1263 Cell: 1-734-904-8433 - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft

Re: [Freedos-user] trying to installa freedos on a VM

t > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/

Re: [Freedos-user] trying to installa freedos on a VM

freedos on a VMWARE 6 virtual machine. > > Is there some caveats regarding it ? > > TIA > > Marcelo > > - > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visua

Re: [Freedos-user] Can't even get started!

.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > > > > -- > Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change > color and fall from the trees. > David Letterman (1947 - ) > > See ya > > -

Re: [Freedos-user] looking for epson or escp printer users

uld have repaired it 2 years ago... ;-) > > Eric > > PS: When I wrote GRAPHICS, I used DOSEMU to grab the printed data. > I can send you examples of the PostScript output for testing on > real printers, but it looked okay in ghostscript GV ;-). As for > the ESC/P part, I teste

Re: [Freedos-user] looking for epson or escp printer users

RT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >

Re: [Freedos-user] File Access denied

ceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > > Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Kind regards > Tom Ehlert > +49-241-79886 > > > - > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Def

Re: [Freedos-user] Dos help on FreeDos

an W. Hoppel > > - > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ > _

Re: [Freedos-user] Partition layout

configuration files using AJAX and a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/li

[Freedos-user] ssh to FreeDOS on LINUX under qemu...whew...

FreeDOS setup remotely? -- John S. Wolter President Wolter Works Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Desk 1-734-665-1263 Cell: 1-734-904-8433 - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find