Hello, Mike;

26 Jul 03 17:08, Mike Powell wrote to Robert Bull:

 MP> Well, there is always DR-DOS (currently 7.03, but rumored to have a
 MP> newer version in the works), and FreeDOS (still in beta, see
 MP> http://www.freedos.org). There are a few other "alternate
DOSes," too.

 MP> FreeDOS, last I tried it, would not install
 MP> properly, but that was over a year ago, and on an XT.  I have meant to

I knew about both, but I've never tried either.  I was under the impression 
that FreeDOS wasn't really ready for prime time.  It should work on an XT, 
though, that's where DOS came in.

 MP> I tried DR-DOS, and it worked fine, but was not compatable with
 MP> DesqView, which I needed.

That could be why I never tried it, DV is just too useful  :-)  Isn't there 
a work-around or fix for the incompatibility?

 MP> I have MS-DOS 6.22 running on a 386-40, and a P-120, and have DR-DOS
 MP> 7.03 (or maybe 7.02) running on an XT.

Charles Dye made some of his utilities, LOCATE, TOUCH, ATTRIB, and so on, 
compatible with DR-DOS style {at}lists.  He made other versions compatible 
with FreeDOS.

Beware Geeks Bearing Gifts  http://www.highfiber.com/~raster/freeware.htm
   Charles Dye's (Raster's) freeware programs, LOCATE, ATTRIB, CAL, etc

"Geeks bearing gifts," indeed.

     Regards,

              Robert.

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