Date: 27 Sep 2002 21:09:41 -0700 From: Ken McGlothlen <mcglk@artlogix.com> To: "C T" <willtop27@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: I need some help... Message-ID: <86vg4qvjp6.fsf@ralf.artlogix.com> In-Reply-To: <F153hGvDpEDiOa7ddhl000005d3@hotmail.com> References: <F153hGvDpEDiOa7ddhl000005d3@hotmail.com>
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"C T" <willtop27@hotmail.com> writes:
| [...] I am in the process of forming a non-profit organization that takes old
| computers (286's etc...), setting them up for email, word processing,
| internet browsing, spread sheets, and them giving them to people who can't
| afford computers.
|
| One of my obstacles is finding an OS package similar to MS-DOS, but doesn't
| cost money.
|
| Does FreeBSD distribute something simple that would operate on older
| machines?
Nothing that works on '286s---only '386s and later.
You might be better off working with something that more closely emulates
MS-DOS. Check this out.
http://www.freedos.org/
And good luck.
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