DOS ain't dead

IBM PC DOS, free downloads (Announce)

posted by lucho, 30.07.2007, 21:08

> Well, that's the term in common use.

"Common" doesn't imply "correct". Please read what the FSF has to say on this:

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Piracy

> Also NTFS disks - IBM uses it to boot its Rescue and Recovery program for
> Win2K/XP.

But through a driver or a TSR, not directly. PC-DOS 7.1 kernel isn't much bigger than the one of PC-DOS 7 (2000) so there is no room for such a heavy driver. But it'd be interesting to know what is this driver or TSR they use to access NTFS?!

Complete thread:

• IBM PC DOS, free downloads - Steve, 24.07.2007, 08:18 (Announce)
  • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - rr, 24.07.2007, 09:15
    • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - Steve, 24.07.2007, 12:56
      • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - rr, 24.07.2007, 13:45
        • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - Japheth, 24.07.2007, 15:23
          • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - rr, 24.07.2007, 15:36
            • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - Japheth, 24.07.2007, 17:38
              • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - rr, 24.07.2007, 17:58
                • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - Japheth, 24.07.2007, 18:24
                  • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - rr, 25.07.2007, 12:47
                • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - Steve, 24.07.2007, 19:08
                  • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - usotsuki, 28.07.2007, 02:31
  • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - Rugxulo, 25.07.2007, 00:45
    • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - Steve, 25.07.2007, 13:50
      • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - lucho, 29.07.2007, 21:25
        • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - Steve, 30.07.2007, 06:40
          • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - lucho, 30.07.2007, 21:08
            • IBM PC DOS, free downloads ||| FSF - DOS386, 02.08.2007, 15:36
        • IBM PC DOS, "free" downloads , MS-DOS 7.1 - DOS386, 02.08.2007, 15:34
          • IBM PC DOS, "free" downloads , MS-DOS 7.1 - Japheth, 02.08.2007, 23:11
            • IBM PC DOS, "free" downloads , MS-DOS 7.1 - rr, 03.08.2007, 10:31
      • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - Rugxulo, 30.07.2007, 01:57
        • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - Steve, 30.07.2007, 06:56
      • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - Japheth, 01.08.2007, 06:43
        • IBM PC DOS, free downloads - Rugxulo, 03.08.2007, 05:13