minor change to the name of dosemu 1.4

minor change to the name of dosemu 1.4

[John R Sowden]

Good Afternoon:

I had been using dosemu  1.x since about 2000. I assumed that dosemu 2.x 
was a "new and approved" version, but I found that it was not for me 
(forget why).  I use xubuntu now (24.04 LTS).  I had used dosemu to run 
foxpro 2.6 DOS and wordstar for my about 700 forms, letters, etc.  At 
some point I was unable to reinstall dosemu 1.x. now I am trying again.

My request is that you change the name of dosemu from dosemu to dosemu1. 
  Searching for dosemu vs dosemu2 is a problem.  Some of the dosemu2 
files use the name dosemu vs dosemu2.  Dosemu seems to no longer be 
available for ppa additions to apt installs.

Thanks for considering,

John Sowden
see email address above

Re: minor change to the name of dosemu 1.4

[Julius Schwartzenberg]

Hi John,

On 16-05-2025 01:52, John R Sowden wrote:
> I had been using dosemu  1.x since about 2000. I assumed that dosemu 2.x 
> was a "new and approved" version, but I found that it was not for me 
> (forget why).

Apologies for the late response. Did you look into interacting with the 
DOSEMU2 project on GitHub? DOSEMU2 does intend to replace the original 
DOSEMU 1.x for all use-cases.


>  I use xubuntu now (24.04 LTS).  I had used dosemu to run 
> foxpro 2.6 DOS and wordstar for my about 700 forms, letters, etc.  At 
> some point I was unable to reinstall dosemu 1.x. now I am trying again.
> 
> My request is that you change the name of dosemu from dosemu to dosemu1. 
>   Searching for dosemu vs dosemu2 is a problem.  Some of the dosemu2 
> files use the name dosemu vs dosemu2.  Dosemu seems to no longer be 
> available for ppa additions to apt installs.

I'm not aware of anybody still actively maintaining anything related to 
DOSEMU1, so it seems unlikely that this would be picked up.

If you can find the opportunity to join the DOSEMU2 community and 
elaborate on the issues you see with DOSEMU2, that would likely be a 
more optimal way to proceed.

Best regards,
Julius Schwartzenberg