wanted...graphic DOS

[ceg]

I'm looking for a graphic DOS that will run on a laptop with 48 megs RAM.
Thanks.

[proteanthread]

ceg wrote:
> I'm looking for a graphic DOS that will run on a laptop with 48 megs RAM.
> Thanks.
>
>

try microsoft.public.wfw_dos (i think) then ther is also FreeGEM and
OpenGEM (one is built from the other i think, been awhile since i used GEM).

[Flasherly]

On Mar 11, 12:14 am, "ceg" <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> I'm looking for a graphic DOS that will run on a laptop with 48 megs RAM.
> Thanks.

windows 3.x - once ran ontop of msdos and was graphic &

included ungraphic commands at a shell prompt to run 3rd party graphic
virtual machines

the last desqview was also graphic

so's *nix - and best of it comes in free source flavors

you're welcome

[philo]

"ceg" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> I'm looking for a graphic DOS that will run on a laptop with 48 megs RAM.
> Thanks.
>
>

http://home.arachne.cz/

[philo]

"philo" <ph...@privacy.net> wrote in message
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newer versions here

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/arachne4dos/

[BEN RITCHEY]

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| C> I'm looking for a graphic DOS that will run on a laptop with 48 megs
| C> RAM. Thanks.

Install MS-DOS 6.22 or 7.1 then the Arachne browser (works on local files)

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[Elf Wizard]

On Mar 11, 7:14 am, "ceg" <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> I'm looking for a graphic DOS that will run on a laptop with 48 megs RAM.
> Thanks.

Hi Ceg! :-)

Also take a look at Volkov Commander ( http://egner-online.de/vc/ )
and at one of its clones
( http://freshmeat.net/projects/ndn/?branch_id=56390&release_id=248048
).

Greetings!!!
Giorgos. :-)

[jee...@creepers.com]

On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 22:19:19 +0100, Steve T.
<Stephen....@mail.com> wrote:

>"Flasherly" <gjer...@ij.net>

>
>> windows 3.x - once ran ontop of msdos
>

>So did W95 and W98 as a matter of fact, but only on top of their own
>MS-DOS.
>
>Steve T.

You wont run W95 or 98 very well on 48 megs of ram.
Win3.x should do fine, and you can probably find it for download if
you look. I'm not condoning piracy, but i have seen it for d/l, and
MS dont support it anymore.

[ceg]

<jee...@creepers.com> wrote in message
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It had 3.1 on it when I got the laptop. I put 95b on it. It seems to be
doing well, but 98se bombed out.

[DevilsPGD]

In message <acs8v2pkifgnvbllt...@4ax.com> Steve T.
<Stephen....@mail.com> wrote:

>"Flasherly" <gjer...@ij.net>
>

>> windows 3.x - once ran ontop of msdos
>

>So did W95 and W98 as a matter of fact, but only on top of their own
>MS-DOS.

None of which are freeware though (Windows 3.x isn't either)
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[Mark Marsh]

ceg wrote:
> I'm looking for a graphic DOS that will run on a laptop with 48 megs RAM.
> Thanks.

Not sure if your looking for an actual GUI for DOS? If so though maybe
try GEM:

http://www.deltasoft.com/

[Mark Marsh]

Maybe also FreeDOS which with the full version has OpenGEM with it:

http://www.freedos.org/

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.0/
ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.0/

Download fdfullcd.iso from either of those links.

[Recluseman35]

"ceg" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in
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> I'm looking for a graphic DOS that will run on a laptop with 48 megs
> RAM. Thanks.
>
>

2 shell/menu systems for DOS:

SEAL or XSEAL
http://sealsystem.sourceforge.net/
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sealsystem/

Magic Desk
http://files.chatnfiles.com/Software%20Vault%20Sapphire/CDR28/files.htm
about 3/4 way down the page

bit newer version of Magic Desk
http://members.aol.com/wizard57m/mdesk322.zip

good luck with your freeware search
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[Morten Skarstad]

jee...@creepers.com skrev:

> You wont run W95 or 98 very well on 48 megs of ram.

My first PC had W95 preinstalled, as well as 8 megs of RAM. But I soon
had to upgrade to 24. Later I upgraded to 48.

W95 back then worked just fine under those circumstances. However, using
it today with a graphical browser on the Internet of today with bloated
web pages all over the place would not be recommended. But I wouldn't
let such an ancient OS on the net of today in the first place.

> Win3.x should do fine

This one would suffer from the same problems as above. Running the OS
and the UI is no problem. Running any near-current software on it (IE5
etc) to browse the current Internet it would still run into problems,
both performance and security.

I don't know the intentions the OP has with this computer, but if he
wants anything current and lightweight on it the options are not
produced by Microsoft.

[ceg]

"Morten Skarstad" <`whoami`@localhost> wrote in message
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> jee...@creepers.com skrev:

> I don't know the intentions the OP has with this computer, but if he wants
> anything current and lightweight on it the options are not produced by
> Microsoft.

mainly text work, some QB, general jacking around and bs. the main thing
i'm wanting to do is hook it into my desktop just for email and checking on
my servers. at my age i'm finding it easier to read the lcd screens than
regular monitors.
i'm not like the original tandy 100 fans....i'm not looking at this laptop
to be the be-all kind of thing.

[Ross]

I remember Magic Desk. It was great in it's day.

Good for young children, with pages of large icons to launch programs.
And they could not escape to DOS without knowing a certain keyboard
combo.