Subj : Thin Client PC to run DOS.
To   : Denn
From : Lonewolf
Date : Sun Jan 11 2026 23:10:45

  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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