From:	jdashiel AT eagle1 DOT eaglenet DOT com
Date:	Wed, 5 Feb 1997 22:45:49 -0500 (EST)
To:	Jason White <whiteja AT rvib2 DOT rvib DOT org DOT au>
Cc:	opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net
Subject:	Re: [opendos] Download and installation questions
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Definitely difficult?  Try damned well impossible!
I got down onto the form and the radio button for
use of opendos wasn't coded correctly so I haven't
downloaded any of the fixes.  That's if there were any.
I think I'm going to leave this one alone for
about the next 6 months.  Can do without the abuse.
On Wed, 5 Feb 1997,
Jason White wrote:

> I am planning to download and install OpenDOS during the next few days and
> would appreciate some advice. First, I should mention that Caldera's
> OpenDOS web page is definitely difficult to access using "text only"
> browsers (Lynx 2-4-2 in my case), as it uses an image map for which no
> textual alternative is provided. By reading the HTML code, I have been
> able to find the relevant pages containing the licence agreement and
> OpenDOS information. My questions are as follows:
> 
> 1. Is OpenDOS subject to U.S. export controls, other than those affecting
> the countries designated in the licence agreement? I live in Australia and
> would like to be sure that importing OpenDOS is permitted.
> 
> 2. There are two versions of the full OpenDOS distribution available: one
> creates disk images and the other contains file archives. Are both
> versions capable of installing OpenDOS to a hard disk which has a
> pre-existing copy of MS-DOS on it, but without destroying any actual data
> other than the the MS-DOS startup files themselves? I am planning to try
> OpenDOS first on my portable computer (a Toshiba T5200) which uses a
> speech synthesizer and screen access software. If it works reliably, I may
> then test it on my pc, which uses both a speech synthesizer and a
> refreshable braille display. Each of these devices requires several TSR
> programmes to be executed, so any compatibility problems are likely to
> become apparent on this system.
> 
> 2. On this list, several people have discussed OpenDOS installation
> problems which, in some cases, have reportedly resulted in loss of data on
> the hard disk and even CMOS failures. How can such problems best be
> avoided, and are they the result of bugs in the installation process?
> 
> 3. Is OpenDOS compatible with the Qemm memory manager, and if so, which
> versions? I am using version 6.02 on one computer, and version 7.53 on the
> other.
> 
> I would be willing to report any problems that I encounter via this
> mailing list, if appropriate.
> 
> Thank you for your consideration.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jason White.
> 
> 
> 


jude <jdashiel AT eagle1 DOT eaglenet DOT com>

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