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I'm currently building a machine for a) text-editing and B) DOS gaming. The first purpose will be fulfilled easily enough by Windows 98, but I am a bit unsure which version of DOS to use (note: it's not a dual-boot system, DOS will run from a completely different HDD).
So, should I use Dos 6.2, 7.1 or the FreeDos thingy? What are the points for and against each of th4ese choices? (note: I have already got a full CD copy of DOS 7.1)
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21-12-2005, 07:58 PM
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Dos 6.2 is the most 'pure' DOS of them all and will give no compatibility problems. DOS 7.1 is probably more or less covered in your Win98 installation. I am however , very charmed by FreeDOS (mostly because I'm an Open Source evangelist). Most games seem to run in FreeDOS without any problems. FreeDOS is also a true 32-bit OS, which should have superior memory managment and less of the LMB problems the 'real' DOS had.
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21-12-2005, 08:22 PM
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I'd go for the "pure" 6.22, too. Although FreeDOS seems very good. Maybe those people learned from the mistakes Microsoft made. btw, is FreeDOS 100% compatible with MS-DOS?
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23-12-2005, 07:16 AM
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Check out freedos.sourceforge.net
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05-01-2006, 06:08 AM
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Go for dos7.10 it is still original dos and is quiet good.
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13-01-2006, 08:20 PM
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I tried 7.1 once, I deleted it immediately. It just didn't feel like DOS anymore.
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Gone through some trouble with the thing. I'll see if I could switch to FreeDos, at the moment it's Dos 7.1
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17-01-2006, 12:31 PM
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Just curious:
was DOS 7.1 ever available as a standalone product? I can only remember it being once bundeled with Windows (95? 98? ME? ,don't know). Edit: erm, are we talking about MS DOS or PC DOS (Caldera)? |
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18-01-2006, 05:16 PM
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Windows 95 had Dos 6, AFAIK.
Windows 98 had Dos 7. I've got a stand-alone MS-DOS 7.1 right in front of me.
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I think some people 'freed' it and made it available on the internet. You know, disk images and like that.
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