[wplug] FreeDOS

Moshe Katz-Hyman moshe at temple.edu
Mon May 16 21:23:24 EDT 2005


I remember a few years ago when Flash media was new, there were flash 
to Floppy adapters.  The flash card would sit in the adapter and 
emulate a floppy (albeit a very big one).  You might also look into a 
simple serial null modem connection with a terminal connection to 
another box.

Moshe

On May 16, 2005, at 3:32 PM, Michael Semcheski wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I was wondering if anyone on this list had any experience with FreeDOS.
>
> For this simple task, we have to keep this crippled operating system
> around.  I would be happy to go back to DOS 5.1 or 6 and use a
> minimalist approach, except for its lack of networking.  There would be
> a mutiny if I suggested shuttling data around with floppy disks in this
> day and age.



More information about the wplug mailing list