Subj : FreeBSD
To   : David Drummond
From : Charles Angelich
Date : Tue Nov 27 2001 05:26 am

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Hello David - 

CA>> btw: I really am a person who would do what you suggest if
CA>> I was convinced that #1 LINUX was what I needed here, #2
CA>> LINUX was being corrupted by those who compile the
CA>> binaries, #3 the necessary source code and hardware were
CA>> made available to me for whatever length of time I
CA>> required to _complete_ the task. 

DD> Do you have to source code for the DOS you use? 

No, not really. 

I have an early work of a group that was trying to reverse
engineer DOS v3.3 but never finished. I have a smaller version
of Ralph Brown's interrupt list and could download the
newer/larger one if it was needed. I reverse engineered a few
of the smaller DOS binaries just for fun and have source for my
new versions of those. 

Source is available for DrDOS but I think you have to pay for
it? There is FreeDOS but it's still not finished. 

I modified the ATP source code for myself and have the source
for my offline reader. 

DD> Where do you get the DOS drivers for all this strange
DD> hardware? 

Most from the manufacturers or zealots who retained copies all
these years. Occasionally a dif manuf driver will substitute on
other hardware. DOS was not as complex as newer OS. Usually
there are BIOS settings or minor utilities that overcome the
problems. For W31 there are INI file tweaks and some drivers
that are different. It's not hard to find what is needed it's
hard to find knowledgeable help and it's time consuming. 

I still haven't found the proper drivers for the sound on this
Compaq. There is a possibility the circuit has burned out. It
does not register as even existing using Compaq diagnostics but
I see the chips on the motherboard. On my other Compaq the
sound works properly under DOS or W31 (486 Presario). 

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