[Ham-Computers] RE: Flash drives, DOS, etc

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

You neglected to say if it would address the system hardware and port driven 
external hardware items. For example the speech synthesizer operating off 
serial port COM#1 or my HP 3P B/W flatbed scanner using a $1000 special OCR 
software scanning/conversion to text package.

I thought the Windows DOS from Win 98 SE retro would work with the Flash 
memory off a USB port, but I did not think the DOS could interface with the 
XP construct due to incorrect drivers and hardware incompatability? So do 
they work or not?

Thank you.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jay Austin" <jayaustin at charter.net>
To: "'Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or 
experimenting'" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 11:08 PM
Subject: RE: [Ham-Computers] RE: Flash drives, DOS, etc


> Duane,
>
> The thing with VPC (and VMWare for thaty matter) is that when you are
> running A VM, it is actually completely independent of the host OS. For
> example, when you boot a VM it goes through the POST and BIOS test and 
> boots
> like any other computer. It does not even see the host OS. What it is
> basically doing is taking the amount of memory and setting it aside for 
> that
> VM and running it as if it was an independent computer. You do need more
> memory to do this. I would not recommend running any virtual software on 
> any
> computer with less than 1 GB of RAM for this reason. You can even network
> the VM differently from the host OS. It will even get a different IP and 
> the
> network will see it as a completely different machine if you want it to.
>
> All this to say, if you install DOS as a VM under VPC, then it will act 
> just
> like a computer with DOS only running on it. It will not even see the XP
> that it is running on top of unless you set it up as part of the network 
> and
> even then it will see it as a different computer. Any DOS programs you 
> have
> will run under that VM.
>
> Forget about booting with the flash drive and just install VPC. Then 
> install
> DOS as a VM.
>
> 73,
>
> Jay Austin KE4RHN
>
> Austin Computer Solutions
> http:\\www.austin-computer-solutions.com
> Hire a Tech, Not a Geek
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Duane Fischer, W8DBF [mailto:dfischer at usol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 10:04 PM
> To: Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,or
> experimenting
> Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] RE: Flash drives, DOS, etc
>
> Aaron,
>
> I was told by a very good computer tech that Windows DOS, as we are used 
> to,
>
> would not work on a XP machine due to the system changes after Win 98 SE.
> The drivers were not supported and the hardware was not useable.  That is,
> no CD or other devices.
>
> I have flash memory and the DOS etc. While it 'may' allow some DOS 
> programs
> to run, many will not because they can not use the CD, printer, modem etc.
>
> So make it clear, please: What are the limitations using any kind of DOS 
> in
> any type of way on a XP machine?
>
> Thank you.
>
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