From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "John R. Sowden" Subject: Re: Newbie questions Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 13:26:03 -0800 Message-ID: <200511031326.03237.jsowden@americansentry.net> References: <4367A6D8.40009@mindspring.com> <200511022332.48385.jsowden@americansentry.net> <436A5ED4.9020106@mindspring.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <436A5ED4.9020106@mindspring.com> Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-msdos-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: linux-msdos@vger.kernel.org On Thu November 3 2005 11:02, Larry Alkoff wrote: > John R. Sowden wrote: > > On Wed November 2 2005 20:12, Larry Alkoff wrote: > >>Ralph Alvy wrote: > >>>Larry Alkoff wrote: > >>>>Can I use 4dos as a replacement for command.com? > >>> > >>>Yes. I use MS-DOS 6.22 with 4DOS replacing command.com. > >>> > >>> > >>>- > >>>To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-msdos" > >>> in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > >>>More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > >> > >>Thanks Ralph. That answers the 4dos question quite satisfactorily. > >> > >>Larry > > > > I use 4dos 7.5, the latest version and ms-dos 7.10, which, if I remember > > correctly is the dos from win98. I do this so I can access my 32 bit > > partitions from dos. > > John I presently use > 4DOS 7.50 (Win98) DOS 7.10 > > However I'd like to use IBM dos which perhaps can be purchased to get > away from any software liability from using Windows 98 dos. > > Any idea which IBM dos version I need and where I could get it? > Otherwise I'll use freedos. I don't know the differences, although I assume that freedos is the only one that is actually in development. what we need is a comparison chart listing the different dos brands/versions and the features. then let users send in the features they know of. That would be a neat site. In the big scheme of things, I am not worried about microsoft giving me grief re: using their dos under linux. I have a original cd and receipt for every copy that I use. I know of someone who was selling used computers and putting winxx and office on them. microsoft went after him, and now he puts freedos on them, but that was over the top. IBM has a site that has a link for pcdos, and they were still selling it about 6 months ago when I saw the site. -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 mail@americansentry.net www.americansentry.net