<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>It may very well be chashavshevet and not the computer that is starting to flake out, he has to still try stuff, but since chashavshevet are unwilling to give any form of support on it anymore he is now really starting to think he needs to replace it...<br>
<br></div>IIRC I may have gotten it working on dosbox years ago just as a testcase to move him to linux but at the time he didn't want to rock the boat, now I would have to see if I can duplicate that again, but that still doesn't solve the problem if it's chashavshevet and not the computer.<br>
<br></div>I would love to use a desktop application instead of a website but I can imagine that unless some body wants to release signed versions of gnucash that sign the files to guarantee they were only used in the approved builds ITA won't like it....<br>
<br></div><div>Though I'm sure people like Ori who have interacted with ITA and know what they demand can shed more light on that side then me...<br><br></div><div>Regards,<br></div><div>Eliyahu - אליהו<br></div></div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2014-02-10 12:08 GMT+02:00 Udi Finkelstein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Linux-IL@udif.com" target="_blank">Linux-IL@udif.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;border-right:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>The question is not if it will run under FreeDOS, but if it will be usable under FreeDOS.<br></div>How will you back it up? The old machine probably had a floppy drive. I don't think that's a solution you want to stick to.<br>
</div>In any case, you can always run it under VirtualBox and then backup the virtual HD file.<br></div>You can even use the original DOS if you want.<br></div>In fact you can create a disk image from the original HD and move it to the virtual machine.<br>
<br></div>Another question is if Hashavshevet has a dongle (copy-protection). If yes, what type (parallel port?) and how these can be supported.<br></div>I'm not sure you can even find a motherboard with an on-board true parallel port anymore. a USB to parallel adapter may not be compatible with copy protected programs that expects to access the parallel port via the original I/O locations in the PC memory map.<br>
<br></div>This may be of help:<br><a href="http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~heha/bastelecke/Rund%20um%20den%20PC/USB2LPT/ul-15.en.htm" target="_blank">http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~heha/bastelecke/Rund%20um%20den%20PC/USB2LPT/ul-15.en.htm</a><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
<br></font></span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">Udi</font></span><div><div class="h5"><br><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 11:53 AM, Amichai Rotman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:amichai@iglu.org.il" target="_blank">amichai@iglu.org.il</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);border-right:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;padding-right:1ex"><div dir="rtl"><div dir="ltr">Hi Eliyahu,</div><div dir="ltr">
<br></div><div dir="ltr">I wonder: Will Hashavshevet run on FreeDOS?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Theoretically, you could buy a new machine, install FreeDOS as the OS and copy the Hashavshevet DOS files to it...</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Could you give it a try and let us all know?</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Amichai. </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">
2014-02-10 11:42 GMT+02:00 vordoo <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vordoo@yahoo.com" target="_blank">vordoo@yahoo.com</a>></span>:</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<font face="Arial">Hi,<br>
<br>
Hopefully you will get or find a striate answer but as I follow
this question for a long time with no actionable resoles I would:<br>
<br>
1. Rephrase the question to: "Is anyone hear using or knows
someone who uses a linux desktop application (not a web based
site) for an IL business accounting?"<br>
<br>
2. Consider using the old windows program in a virtual machine, it
maybe even better then the present setup, as you can access it
from other PCs in the network.<br>
*** you may need to make sure more then one concoction is not
aloud, depending on the original software design ***. <br>
<br>
HTH,<br>
:-) <br>
<br>
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<div>On 2014-02-10 00:16, E.S. Rosenberg
wrote:<br>
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<div>Hi all,<br>
</div>
I know this subject has been dealt with in the past but
since the field is fluid I'm bringing it up again.<br>
</div>
A friend of mine manages the books for several zedaka funds,
currently he still does this on an old DOS machine running
chashavshevet, but the machine is starting to display some
potential signs of problems so he is starting to look at
other solutions.<br>
<br>
</div>
Sadly (but understandably) gnucash is not Israel Tax Authority
approved so it's not an option, are there any Linux friendly
options or will they have to have a windows machine in the
house again (I switched them to all linux + 1 dos about 1-1.5
years ago).<br>
<br>
</div>
Thanks,<br>
Eliyahu - אליהו<br>
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