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Title: how hard is it to use just DOS as my OS?
Post by: hulkster on April 29, 2005, 03:52:27 pm

i have pc that will only be running a handful of old classic games (frogger, donkey kong, etc.) and doesnt require any crazy drivers or graphics.  how hard is it to install dos and get everything all running correctly?  im wanting to use game launcher as my FE so i know that works pretty well with DOS.  anyone have any tips or suggestions?  im not that great with DOS but i do know basic commands (change dir., make dir. etc.)

Title: Re: how hard is it to use just DOS as my OS?
Post by: SirPeale on April 29, 2005, 04:12:34 pm

It's pretty easy, but you  have to make sure you have all your drivers.  Sound drivers on newer hardware is difficult, if not impossible to find.

Title: Re: how hard is it to use just DOS as my OS?
Post by: wakerlet on April 29, 2005, 04:13:42 pm

Look up the recent thread on easycab b y Paige or Peale.

Title: Re: how hard is it to use just DOS as my OS?
Post by: ahmer on April 30, 2005, 06:26:22 pm

Here is the availablity of latest DOS Mame.
www.def.buste.de

you will get almost all required Dos tools . :)

Title: Re: how hard is it to use just DOS as my OS?
Post by: SirPeale on April 30, 2005, 07:03:34 pm

Quote from: ahmer on April 30, 2005, 06:26:22 pm

Here is the availablity of latest DOS Mame.
www.def.buste.de

you will get almost all required Dos tools . :)

It doesn't work.  This guy (which is hosting a very illegal version of Mame, BTW) took the code that another guy and I were talking about and made it his own.  It doesn't do a darned thing.

Title: Re: how hard is it to use just DOS as my OS?
Post by: ahmer on April 30, 2005, 07:19:56 pm

lol.

It is working . :)

yeah it is illegel (Breaking Mame Licence)  :-\
I think he should move towards advance mame now. ;)

Title: Re: how hard is it to use just DOS as my OS?
Post by: SirPeale on April 30, 2005, 10:51:15 pm

I just tried it again, and it's still not working.  The first one I downloaded had a file creation date of 4/14.  This one was created on 4/23.  Still doesn't work.  Does the same thing it did before, exits to a command prompt.

Title: Re: how hard is it to use just DOS as my OS?
Post by: ahmer on May 01, 2005, 07:52:07 am

I don't know what exectly you are missing.

ask def, what ever your problem.
dEf@buSte.de   

Title: Re: how hard is it to use just DOS as my OS?
Post by: SirPeale on May 01, 2005, 08:09:22 am

So you're saying this version of .95 is working on your DOS box?