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DRDOS DOS

There are several ways to contact other DOS or Dr-DOS users. You can choose one of these:

Dr-DOS

Mailing-Lists

• OpenDOS with archive - exists since 1997 (some experts)
• Mailing list II

Web-Forums

• Udo Kuhnt’s Web-Forum about Dr-DOS (dead)
• Deutsprachiges Web-Forum German forum (dead?)

General DOS forums/boards

• DOS ain’t dead - “main” DOS general forum, with “DOSX” category for HX-DOS and DPMI development
• Computing.Net - DOS board, English, registration required
• The EasyDOS Tech Forum - another English forum, also guest posting
• www.dosforum.de - DOS board, mostly German, also guest posting and an English subforum
• fido7.ru.dos - Usenet gateway to Russian newsgroup (dead?)

Networking (internet) and DOS

• Because many programs (like Dillo, Arachne etc.) are using (dead) Watt-32, you can ask at Watt-32′s mailing list.

FreeDOS Mailing lists

• http://www.mail-archive.com/freedos-kernel%40lists.sourceforge.net/
• http://www.mail-archive.com/freedos-devel%40lists.sourceforge.net/
• http://www.mail-archive.com/freedos-user%40lists.sourceforge.net/

General DOS Newsgroups

(note: Google Groups do no longer work)

• comp.os.msdos.misc
  • news:comp.os.msdos.misc
  • http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.msdos.misc?hl=en
• comp.os.msdos.apps
  • news:comp.os.msdos.apps
  • http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.msdos.apps?hl=en
• alt.os.free-dos
  • news:alt.os.free-dos
  • http://groups.google.com/group/alt.os.free-dos?hl=en
  • (Recently not too much useful activity :-( )
• comp.os.msdos.programmer
  • news:comp.os.msdos.programmer
  • http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.msdos.programmer?hl=en
  • (Here some DOS experts occasionally look in :-) )
• de.comp.os.msdos
  • news:de.comp.os.msdos
  • http://groups.google.com/group/de.comp.os.msdos?hl=en
  • (German language)
• alt.msdos
  • news:alt.msdos
  • http://groups.google.com/group/alt.msdos?hl=en
  • (DOS mixed with XP :-( )
• comp.os.msdos.djgpp
  • news:comp.os.msdos.djgpp
  • http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.msdos.djgpp?hl=en
  • (Discussing Delorie’s DJGPP running on “MS-DOS”)
• Arachne mailing list on Freelists.org
  • http://www.freelists.org/archive/arachne
  • Listed as last but it is one of the best DOS forums. It is not only about Arachne but covers many topics about DOS.