DOS ain't dead

Help setting up FreeDos/Dos (Users)

posted by tom , Germany (West), 08.07.2014, 17:31

> I have a very old DOS based database. dBaseIV. And it's run just fine up to
> MS deciding to stop supporting 16 apps for 64 bit operating systems.
why don't you use Win7 32-bit?
or even 8.1 32 Bit?
this should support good old DOS programs for another few years

even Windows XP will work for many more years, if you keep it off the www

> I've played around with some programs that appeared to give FreeDOS access
> to network shares. But while the dos operating systems appear to have the
> NET command and can ping the server... they cannot map the network share to
> a drive letter or share their own file system with the network.
NET is using a very old LAN Manager protocol, which is no longer accepted by
modern OS (younger the XP) for very good security reasons

you didn't specify what your VM is; however most VM's have some sort of 'shared folders' feature where some host resources are made available for the guest; YMMV


> I appreciate this is an usual request but we're trying to keep an old
> database functional in an increasingly hostile computer environment.
you can still use old software on old operatings systems on modern hardware

Tom

Complete thread:

• Help setting up FreeDos/Dos - karmashock, 05.07.2014, 15:20
  • Help setting up FreeDos/Dos - glennmcc, 05.07.2014, 23:48
    • Help setting up FreeDos/Dos - karmashock, 07.07.2014, 04:48
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        • Help setting up FreeDos/Dos - RayeR, 08.07.2014, 16:54
  • Help setting up FreeDos/Dos - tom, 08.07.2014, 17:31
    • Help setting up FreeDos/Dos - Rugxulo, 08.07.2014, 19:47
      • Help setting up FreeDos/Dos - RayeR, 09.07.2014, 03:26