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    Multiboot Laptop

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by lafguy, Sep 14, 2007.

  1. lafguy

    lafguy Notebook Guru

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    I was just curious would it be possible to buy a newer laptop and make it multiboot. I want Dos/98 SE/XP Pro.

    Thanks
     
    lafguy, Sep 14, 2007
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    DOS & Win98?! You certainly won't be able to find drivers for Win98. I'm not sure if DOS knows what a driver is.
     
    Lithus, Sep 14, 2007
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    c1nd3r Notebook Consultant

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    Haha. MS DOS.
     
    c1nd3r, Sep 14, 2007
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  4. Woodgypsy

    Woodgypsy Notebook Evangelist

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    I guess you can try to run FreeDOS. But why not just use DOSbox instead?
     
    Woodgypsy, Sep 14, 2007
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  5. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    You could also use MS virtual PC 2007. It's Free, and it works with DOS and Win98. I installed win98 SE on it to test. it worked fine.
     
    fabarati, Sep 16, 2007
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    PC_pulsar Notebook Evangelist

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    but if you use windows98 by virtual pc keep in mind it will use some extra memory of your notebook. And gaming in virtualpc is almost not possible (only old games are playable).
     
    PC_pulsar, Sep 17, 2007
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  7. s1ay

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    DOS and 98-SE are really hard to get on new equipment and to function. DOS's bootloader might not work with XP, if it even knows how to configure a new one you'd have to do that manually. Mabe XP's bootloader might work but probably you'd have to use GRUB. 98-SE Lithus is right, No Drivers.
    Eather use VMWare (Direct control over hardware not given) or M$ Virtual PC 2007 where Direct control over hardware is given. VMWare is more secure but VPC 07 has it's benefits at times too.

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    Also with the requirements for DOS a Virtual Box would work fine. Give it like 16mb virtual RAM and what 200mb HDD space. Unless you want to play some game then your mostly out of luck as it'll be a pain to get GFX drivers and all that for the newer drivers. XP drivers might work but I would not count on it without some work and trashing the install a few times trying to find a way to get it to somehow work if even possible.
     
    s1ay, Sep 17, 2007
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  8. odin243

    odin243 Notebook Prophet

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    More importantly, why is this on the Gaming forum?
     
    odin243, Sep 17, 2007
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  9. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    he wants to play old games?
     
    fabarati, Sep 17, 2007
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  10. odin243

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    If that's true, then which games? The vast majority can be made to work in XP.
     
    odin243, Sep 17, 2007
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  11. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Beats me. I've played dosgames in XP as well...
     
    fabarati, Sep 17, 2007
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  12. baia

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    Haha :D MS Dos :)
     
    baia, Sep 17, 2007
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