From: "beat studer" <beat_studer AT freesurf DOT ch>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: not good wiht DOS AT ALL
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 23:20:50 +0100
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If your machine isn't too flat-chested there isn't much sense in running gcc
and whatever you need else in real DOS. If you like the DOS-Console-feeling
then run the DOS-box full-screen. You can have as many of it as you like.
BTW Switching with Alt-ESC works faster as with Alt-Tab, at least if you
have closed all normal Windows. (If you have problems with Allegro or other
graphics stuff in Windows then you better look for some DOS-Manual to set up
the DOS-Mode). Enjoy!

Leon <Leon AT caresystems DOT com DOT au> wrote in message
news:199912052206 DOT RAA31170 AT delorie DOT com...
> this is the extract from FAQ on setting up dos system ( i think one
> actually needs to set up things - i have tried to just boot in dos mode
> (bypassing Win setup) and then rebuild the whole project - took 4 times
> longer then running same app with the same code in Win95 ;-)
>
> d. If you have more than 8 MBytes of RAM:
>
>         * Use a memory manager to load DOS, TSRs and device drivers
*HIGH*.
>
> HUH?! - i mean i am not DOS person - but how, where and why?!
> Perhaps there is someone out there who has the actual files (eg autoexec
> and config already containing these actions?!)
>
>
> >        * Install at least a 2-MByte-large disk cache, configured to >use
> the
> >          delayed- write feature.  If you have plenty of RAM, you can
> >give
> >          your cache as much as 8 MBytes of memory.
>
> HUH? how and with what?
>
> >        * If you have more than 10 MBytes left, install a RAM disk >with
a
> >
> RAM disk?!
>
> >          size of at least 1.5 MBytes and point your `TMPDIR'
>environment
>
> TMPDIR ? where is that?
>
> >If your memory manager is `EMM386', I recommend to put the `NOEMS
>NOVCPI'
>
> ?!
>
> With best regards
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> Leøn
> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>
>
>