DOS ain't dead

NKVDM (Emulation)

posted by bocke, 07.11.2014, 09:15

> That is quite true. The primary reason I am interested in ReactOS's NTVDM
> is that there is no NTVDM in 64-bit versions of Windows any more so that I
> need a replacement to run under Windows x64 (which is the main system I am
> using). But as RayeR said we may have to wait until Year 2100 that it
> finally includes a fully working NTVDM. DOSBox is probably still the best
> solution so far on such systems.

There is also NKVDM project. But it's still in development, too.

> As far as we know, Microsoft Windows no longer supports 16-bit MS-DOS
> application and they removed NTVDM, since virtual 8086 mode is not
> available under amd64 extended mode. This project aimed at building a
> virtual dos machine for 64-bit Windows...

You'll find the complete text on the project's github and sourceforge repositories:
https://github.com/cshaxu/nkvdm
http://sourceforge.net/projects/nxvdm/

I think I have tried it some time ago, but don't remember the impressions.

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Complete thread:

ReactOS 0.3.17 alpha - Rugxulo, 06.11.2014, 01:14
- ReactOS 0.3.17 alpha - Wengier, 06.11.2014, 05:56
  - ReactOS 0.3.17 alpha - marcov, 06.11.2014, 10:23
- ReactOS 0.3.17 alpha - RayeR, 06.11.2014, 10:56
- ReactOS 0.3.17 alpha - bocke, 06.11.2014, 20:48
  - ReactOS 0.3.17 alpha - bocke, 06.11.2014, 21:41
    - ReactOS 0.3.17 alpha - RayeR, 07.11.2014, 03:41
      - ReactOS 0.3.17 alpha - bocke, 07.11.2014, 09:18
    - ReactOS 0.3.17 alpha - roytam, 07.11.2014, 05:01
      - ReactOS 0.3.17 alpha - bocke, 07.11.2014, 09:30
    - ReactOS 0.3.17 alpha - Wengier, 07.11.2014, 05:36
      - NKVDM - bocke, 07.11.2014, 09:15
        NKVDM - RayeR, 07.11.2014, 10:58
        NKVDM - bocke, 12.11.2014, 00:09
        NKVDM - Wengier, 07.11.2014, 14:39
        NKVDM - Wengier, 08.11.2014, 03:18
      - ReactOS 0.3.17 alpha - roytam, 18.11.2014, 04:22
    - ReactOS 0.3.17 alpha - Rugxulo, 23.11.2014, 21:48
      - ReactOS 0.3.17 alpha - marcov, 23.11.2014, 22:23
- NKVD - DOS386, 10.11.2014, 04:03
  - NKVD - bocke, 12.11.2014, 00:19
    - NKVD - RayeR, 21.11.2014, 11:16
      - NKVD - bocke, 27.11.2014, 12:37
        NKVD - RayeR, 27.11.2014, 14:24
        NKVD - bocke, 02.12.2014, 16:36
  - NTVDM - Rugxulo, 23.11.2014, 22:21
    - NTVDM - bocke, 27.11.2014, 12:52