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But if you use DOS still for industrial stuff you usually do it because you need some old-fashioned interface (i.e. real serial or parallel ports are the usual
by detaro 4y ago
But if you use DOS still for industrial stuff you usually do it because you need some old-fashioned interface (i.e. real serial or parallel ports are the usual example). Which is going to work great from inside a VM, not.
- cestith 4y agoIf you need real, physical RS-232, rs-422, rs-485, CANbus, 2wire, or parallel ports you're not buying a mass market modern laptop either.
- AshamedCaptain 4y agoHaving worked in this world, I have sometimes patched DOSBox to communicate with all types of extravagant hardware, even ISA cards (look hard enough and you'll find even Core motherboards with ISA slots...).
- detaro 4y agoSure, but you presumably don't buy FreeDOS in a VM off-the-shelf for that, but setup the specific right thing for your use cases.