Subject: xdos 0.3e available
From: [email-masked] (One day when we were young)
Date: 12 Feb 1994 09:55:21 +0200
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce

Note:   Xdos is something like windows's DosPrompt. You CANNOT run
        any graphic programs under xdos.  
            Many programs can kill xdos.  You are lucky if your prgrams can 
        run under xdos smoothly.

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  The xdos0.3c doesn't work under later versions of linux because I forgot 
to add the -N option while compiling xdos.
  The installation guide should be better this time.

Xdos is available at
	1. sunsite.unc.edu	/pub/Linux/Incoming
	   (will probably be moved to /pub/Linux/ALPHA/dosemu )

Features:
	. Running under X window. ( So you can set DISPLAY to other machines )
	. 80x25 COLOR term   ( It only runs on a color VGA )
	. ALT keys and func keys work. (They don't work under xterm)
	. Xterm's scroll bar and copy-paste buffer
	. Dos text int 33 mouse driver (not fully implemented yet)
          (dos's dosshell, edit, qbasic, work)

Changes:
version 0.3e:
	1. Add -N flag to xdos compiling flag that xdos can run on later
           versions of kernel(linker).
	2. dosemu0.49-like emu file system support. 
	3. No more 15-char-paste-buffer constraint.
	4. The screen color is more pc-text-mode-like.
	5. Ability to eliminate dos app's keyboard-idle-loop.
           The CPU useage should be less than 10% on a 486/DX33.
	6. Pressing Enter will flush the floppy dirve.
           (Press CTL+left mouse button to select menu and disable this feature)
	7. You can use a file as A: and boot from it.
        8. Fix some screen-clear bugs.
        9. Fix scan_code bugs.  Qedit's keypad keys '/ * -' should work now.
	
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	0. Run
	   # install.font
             It will install the vga font.
	   Remember to mount your dos file system as
	   /dosc  (Must contain any editor program)

	1. # cp libxdosemu /lib
	2. # chmod 4755 xdos	( set root uid for this file )
	3. # chown root xdos
	4. Note that xdos' hdimage is different from dosemu0.49pl2
           You have to build a hdimage for xdos.
	5. Make a dos bootable disk in A: with fdisk.exe ,sys.com

	6. 	% xd.fd              under xdos directoy
           will boot xdos from the floppy drive A:

	7. 	A>sys c:
		A>c:
	   Xdos like dosemu0.49 can let dos use linux file system.
           Your dos file system /dosc should be D: now.
	   Modify config.sys & autoexec.bat in C: if necessary.
	   
	8. modify 'xd' if necessary.
	   Add ' > /dev/null' if you don't like the debug message.
	9. % xd
		
             You've finish installing xdos. 
	     You should try combinations below.

.  How to create a bootable fdimage
	# dd if=/dev/zero of=fdimage count=2400
        # xd.ca
	
        C>format a:/s

.  Useful shell-scripts
        xd  :   boot from hdimage, doesn't use fdimage
	xd.fd : boot from /dev/fd0, use hdimage, doesn't use fdimage
	xd.a : boot from fdimage, doesn't use hdimage
	       (Useful:  The drive C: in real DOS is still C: under xdos)
	xd.ca : boot from hdimage, use fdimage
	xd.ac : boot from fdimage, use hdimage

        The filename 'fdimage' can be changed by modifying the shell-scripts

. You can enable/disable HD write-protect at any time.
	   ( Press CTRL and the left button of your mouse, then you can see a
	     menu )
  	This function only works for hdimage and /dev/hd?
. Pressing the three buttons of mouse at the same time can enable/disable
  mouse driver

. The xdos will enter mouse-mode automatically when dos apps call mouse driver.
  The copy-paste function doesn't work under mouse-mode.

Options:
-chtr
   /* Use vga font. You must also change font option -fn 10x20 to -fn vga */
-mousedrv /* Enable text mouse driver */

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Edward Der-Hua Liu
[email-masked]

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