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  • Thin Client PC to run DOS

    From Denn@VERT to All on Saturday, January 10, 2026 20:56:00
    Forgot to update everyone on the thin client DOS project. It's an HP t5740e thin client PC with 2GB of RAM and a 4GB drive. I formatted almost 2GB for the system boot drive and 2GB for the extended DOS partition.Originally, I installed DOS 6.22 on it, but I decided to put FreeDOS on instead. FreeDOS already has most of the drivers needed, so I can install stuff using the USB port. I still have programs on floppies that I bought way back in the early '90s; I was able to just install them from a cheap USB floppy drive.I literally paid like $14 for it, the floppy disks cost more than the drivethese days, $20 for 10 Disks locally! The DOS machine is up and running like a charm. I actually played the original DOOM from way back. Now I am getting back to writing a few batch files. I haven't done that in over 30 years."

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  • From Lonewolf@VERT to Denn on Sunday, January 11, 2026 23:10:00
    Re: Thin Client PC to run DOS.
    By: Denn to All on Sat Jan 10 2026 08:56 pm

    Forgot to update everyone on the thin client DOS project. It's an HP t5740e thin client PC with 2GB of RAM and a 4GB drive. I formatted almost 2GB for the system boot drive and 2GB for the extended DOS partition.Originally, I installed DOS 6.22 on it, but I decided to put FreeDOS on instead. FreeDOS already has most of the drivers needed, so I can install stuff using the USB port. I still have programs on floppies that I bought way back in the early '90s; I was able to just install them from a cheap USB floppy drive.I literally paid like $14 for it, the floppy disks cost more than the drivethese days, $20 for 10 Disks locally! The DOS machine is up and running like a charm. I actually played the original DOOM from way back. Now I am getting back to writing a few batch files. I haven't done that in over 30 years."

    They are really nice machines. I have a HP T630 Thin Client running FreeDOS 1.4. I was able to install network drivers and can telnet with it. Using mTCP's DHCP, it gets assigned an IP address, which is nice too.

    Lonewolf
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  • From Denn@VERT to Lonewolf on Monday, January 12, 2026 09:05:00
    Re: Thin Client PC to run DOS.
    By: Lonewolf to Denn on Sun Jan 11 2026 11:10 pm

    Forgot to update everyone on the thin client DOS project. It's an HP
    t5740e thin client PC with 2GB of RAM and a 4GB drive. I formatted

    They are really nice machines. I have a HP T630 Thin Client running FreeDOS 1.4. I was able to install network drivers and can telnet with it. Using mTCP's DHCP, it gets assigned an IP address, which is nice too.

    I'll have to give that a shot at some point.

    The HP t630 is a great choice for DOS.

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