Launching Apps from the Command Line

[James Takac]

Hi Amichai



On Monday 19 January 2009 22:45:08 Amichai Rotman wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have an old PC I'd like to convert to a old games machine for my kids.
>
> I'd like to install Linux on it, that will boot into the command line
> (console) showing a menu listing the various games with a little screen
> shot. Most of the games are old DOS abandonware games I plan to run using
> DOSBox, and the machine is't very strong, so I;d like to avoid installing X
> altogether, if possible...
>
> Is there an ncurses based menu program out there?
>
> I tried Googling, but couldn't find anything useful.  Maybe there's a Linux
> distro out there I could install?
>
> Tanks!
>
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>
> Amichai Rotman
>
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There is another alternative available as well. A simple google for "freedos" 
will give you a downloadable link (plus any help needed) for the old DOS 
compatible OS. You can easily set up a menu on boot to select apps/games to 
run as well. Now it may or may not be what you're looking for so look around 
and google to find what you can

http://www.freedos.org/

will get you the homepage as a starter. Feel free to contact me personally in 
you need more

James

PS 
Know That Latin saying all to well
should try "Semper in excretia sumus, solim profundum variat"