[boznz]

I still occasionally use Freedos and a wordstar compatible editor I wrote in 1991, I dont even go to the DOS prompt I just boot strait in to it. The biggest problem is still getting my work off this machine to a networked one so I can back it up or publish it, used to use a floppy when those were an item but now using a serial file transfer program.. all pretty clunky.

[sidpatil]

Which computer are you using? If it's a desktop, have you considered using a USB-to-floppy drive?

[1] https://www.plrelectronics.com/floppy-to-usb/

[boznz]

DOS + USB.. I'd rather stick with serial

[sidpatil]

The adapter presents a USB storage device as a floppy disk. DOS won't know the difference.

[selfhoster11]

I'm pretty sure you can have an ad-hoc setup with a serial to network adapter. It might require more custom software on both ends, but if you control both ends anyway, it might give you a smoother experience anyway.