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Facebook page for "Microsoft AU, NZ" is now "Microsoft ANZ".
I didn't want you to miss that!  
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I wonder how many misguided bankers that will trap?
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Haha, I didn't even think of that, good point!
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I presume that any system that runs FreeDOS will be able to run Windows 10 (is that accurate?)
I might have an old Windows 7 license product code, but AIUI, one needs a "retail" license to move it to a brand new install. Also, it would seem that these days, I should be able to buy it and have it delivered "electronically" rather than wait for a CD, etc., but it seems that Amazon sells only in the form of some media.
EDIT: I have a Windows 7 Home Premium ID & key. I don't think I've ever installed it, but even if, it hasn't been used in a LONG TIME.
modified 17-Feb-22 21:05pm.
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Windows 10 is free from microsoft on their web site. using media creator you can burn a dvd or usb stick and boot that and install. No key code no nuthin.
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Are you sure it's FREE for systems that only have FreeDOS loaded?
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No but with the windows 10 setup in drive options you can wipe the drive clean and start out anew with a gpt partition and forget you ever had freedos.
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You can download and install it for free, but after some time (3 days, IIRC), it will start requesting that you authenticate it with a license code, and after 30 days it will start shutting down after being on for a while.
If you have a valid Windows 7 license code, you used to be able to register with that. I don't know if that is still possible, but it is worth trying. Otherwise, you can buy a license (after installation) from the Microsoft site. Prices vary by country.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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swampwiz wrote: I presume that any system that runs FreeDOS will be able to run Windows 10
Hardware-wise? Maybe, maybe not. The recommended system requirements for FreeDOS are pretty light: Intel ‘386 or better processor, 2MB or more memory, and 40MB disk space.
Windows 10 requires:
Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit
Hard disk space: 16 GB for 32-bit OS or 20 GB for 64-bit OS
Graphics card: DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
Display: 800 x 600
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP.
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I think my new system far exceeds these minimum specs.
TNCaver wrote: Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC
RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit
Hard disk space: 16 GB for 32-bit OS or 20 GB for 64-bit OS
Graphics card: DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
Display: 800 x 600
G1650-15PL70[^]
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*plays Nevermind*
I just got GFX working on a Wio Terminal which is a 32-bit Atmel system, which is an entirely different architecture than an ESP32. I *think* it also works on my STM32 boards but I'm having issues wiring those to test. (I hate the Nucleo boards). It works on PC too, albeit slowly because DirectX and GFX work entirely differently, but for prototyping it's fine - and the drawing library itself is fine on PC, it's the DirectX driver I wrote that's slow. Still, it works.
Anyway, it's starting to get to the point where I need to find things it *won't* run on, and that's a good problem to have.
That and at least on some platforms it can take advantage of native performance features.
GFX is my first serious attempt at writing massively cross platform code, because it's the first time I've really needed to target more than even a few platforms. I'm happy with the result.
Sometimes I think my 30+ years of experience carries me to where I can branch out into areas I haven't treaded before and find my footing. It's nice.
Real programmers use butterflies
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MicroVAX? Alpha?
Kidding. Good onya, kid.
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: MicroVAX? Alpha?
Clustered? 
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
JaxCoder.com
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Indistinct phraseology for the intellectually challenged?
The less you need, the more you have.
Even a blind squirrel gets a nut...occasionally.
JaxCoder.com
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honey the codewitch wrote: *plays Nevermind*
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impudent dog changes direction (10)
impudent (definition)
dog retriever
changes (anagram)
direction N
irreverent Tomorrow's will be easier.
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I was trying to find something still in the "butterfly" realm -- and was completely "cocooned"! Never had a chance. (Not that I usually have a clue anyway...)
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...and my google-fu is failing: I find lots of stuff, like monday.com, etc., for businesses, but I want something simpler, preferably free / low cost, that is more local community oriented.
Any suggestions?
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I use Google calendar, and it has facilities for event sharing AFAIK.
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True, I use it too(we have a google account connected to our school account)
That is one of the few things Google has not failed with surprisingly...
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Wow, these all so complicated. I just want a website that brings up a calendar, lets you change the month, add and event at a particular date/time and, if it's your event remove it. Minimal login to allow you to delete/update your own events, and an admin login to manage events because even in this day and age some people don't use computers. 
How hard can it be to make something simple? Do I have to write this myself?
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