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• Harvey Metzler - 03 Nov 2003
• Kenneth Franklin - 04 Nov 2003
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Harvey Metzler - 03 Nov 2003 (1st call from HAL-PC Magazine listing)

Complaints

• Dislikes W98 instability
  
• Really dislikes PnP
• running 200 MHz / 256 MB boxes
• Interested in Lindows
• runs several DOS apps.
  • Word processor ?Professional Write?
  • 123

Suggested

• go back to 95 / 95b
• go fwd. to 2k
• try KNOPPIX, then consider full install

Forgot

• Linux doesn't like PnP either
• Learn to love (i.e. migrate to) Linux editing & spreadsheet apps.

Need to Know

• Does Lindows have some special DOS compatability?
• How good is dosemu ?

Kenneth Franklin - 04 Nov 2003

Background Info

• Running ManDrake 8.0
• v. large hard drive
• DOS / CP/M refugee

Questions

• ManDrake 9.2
  • How to copy ManDrake 9.2 to hd
  • How to install ManDrake 9.2 from hd
• UTC -- how to set clock

Suggested

• ManDrake 9.2
  • do straight CD install
  • talk to someone who knows hd install
• UTC
  • date (man date) -- combines DOS date & time
  • hwclock (hardware clock -- man hwclock)
      is used to sync the hardware clock to the system clock

Forgot

• Ok this time

Need to Know

• How to install from hd

Questions / Problems / Complaints "Opportunities"

-- Main.rarchibald - 04 Nov 2003