Re: Disk I/O, BIOS, dosemu, FreeDOS, linux host with Virtual Machines



On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:30:40 -0800 (PST), s_dubrovich
<spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Feb 26, 7:05 am, NoS...@xxxxxxxxxxx (Bob Masta) wrote:

I assume the OP said "Win98 or less" because you can get to
real-mode DOS.  It's a little more cumbersome than just using the
"DOS box" you get when you click on the MS-DOS option.  You
can get to real-mode via "Start - Shutdown - Restart the computer
in MS-DOS mode", or you can create a desktop icon that automatically
goes to real-mode, runs your app, and then restarts Windows.  You
can't do either of those in later Windows versions (except WinMe,
with some trickery).

How is this done: 'you can create a desktop icon that automatically
goes to real-mode, runs your app, and then restarts Windows' for real
mode enviornment on WIN98? I would like to know how to do this
properly.


Go through the normal shortcut creation process: Right-click
where you want the icon, select New, then Shortcut, and enter
the complete path for the command line. Proceed to select
a shortcut name and icon, then hit Finish to get an icon on
the desktop

Then right-click that icon, go to Properties - Advanced, and
select the "MS-DOS mode" checkbox. That's it!

More detailed instructions for Daqarta for DOS are at:

http://www.daqarta.com/readme.htm#win95

Best regards,





Bob Masta

DAQARTA v3.50
Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis
www.daqarta.com
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