Internet for DOS machine..

SomeGuy · #1 (**permalink**) Jun 12, 02

Does anyone know what the command line is in DOS to format your hard drive but not delete your system files?

Format c: /s (I can't remember if that's the command or not.)

Secondly, can you run any internet browsers from DOS? Does anyone know of one that will work on a 486Dx laptop?

rawb · #2 (**permalink**) Jun 12, 02

format c: /s will delete your drive and create new system files so it can boot.

you may want to copy your orignal config.sys and autoexec.bat files to a disk, and then copy them back.

there are browsers you can run from dos, but they wont do you any good unless you';re also running some sort of tcp/ip stack to connect you to the internet.

why not throw win3.1 on the machine?

bob · #3 (**permalink**) Jun 12, 02

lol i used to have a dos based browser... man that was sad...
might as well dial up some bbs's if they're still around...

Filo · #4 (**permalink**) Jun 12, 02

BBS's were the shit back in the day. Anyone here played L.O.R.D?????

bob · #5 (**permalink**) Jun 12, 02

I DID AHAHAHAHA
nuffin' beats the fucken lemonade stand tho

i bet i still have my old bbs list lying around somewhere too... the only one i remember is ZONE 58 (i think that's what it was called), everyone there was so wouldbe l33t it wasn't even funny...

rawb · #6 (**permalink**) Jun 12, 02

there are lots of cool internet bbs' you can telnet to, and play shit like lord.

do some web searches. majorbbs had a tcp/ip option.

Filo · #7 (**permalink**) Jun 12, 02

As soon as I got an internet connection, I kissed BBS' goodbye. I'm still kinda curious as to what It's like when I can compare it to the way it is now.

bob · #8 (**permalink**) Jun 12, 02

mmm... ascii

dj4mula · #9 (**permalink**) Jun 13, 02

L.O.R.D fuckin rocked! Fuck, I'm considering setting one up for F&k. Ha Ha Ha!

Booey · #10 (**permalink**) Jun 13, 02

LORD ??? was never my thing.. i was more into COLORS .. hehee

NinjaBoy · #11 (**permalink**) Jun 13, 02

Quote:

Originally posted by werdyboy:
there are lots of cool internet bbs' you can telnet to, and play shit like lord.

do some web searches. majorbbs had a tcp/ip option.

you mean like mush's/mud's/moo's etc?

www.mudconnector.com is the best way

I used to use some fat as book with just telnet adresses, but after a while, it became dated.

Gawd, I still play mud's weekly.

rawb · #12 (**permalink**) Jun 13, 02

nope not muds, actual bbs'. majorbbs software, play lord, foodfight and whatnot.

bob · #13 (**permalink**) Jun 13, 02

foodfight was so much fun
i never fully figured out colors... stupid thugs always beat me down...

SOMEONE SET THIS SHIT UP

SomeGuy · #14 (**permalink**) Jun 13, 02

BBS was the shit back in the good old day's..

I've got windows 3.1 on this laptop, yah I guess I'll just make it easy for myself and use Netscape... I still wanna see what a DOS based web browser is like though..

bob · #15 (**permalink**) Jun 13, 02

i had DOS based browser back in... '92... with delphi internet... ugh...
worst 6 hours of my life...

SEAN! · #16 (**permalink**) Jun 13, 02

whats a BBs?

bob · #17 (**permalink**) Jun 13, 02

it's CRAAAAAAAAAAACK

Filo · #18 (**permalink**) Jun 13, 02

YEEAH, Definitely CRAAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKK. BBS is like where we all meet up and pitch in on a big fat bag of crack. then we go smoke it and talk to the "lord".

SEAN! · #19 (**permalink**) Jun 13, 02

Quote:

Originally posted by Filo:
YEEAH, Definitely CRAAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKK. BBS is like where we all meet up and pitch in on a big fat bag of crack. then we go smoke it and talk to the "lord".

dope, can i come?