DOS ain't dead

On 29 February 2008 I built a draft version of Dmidecode version 2.9 using djdev204/gcc423. Source code has been changed to ignore option `-d´. Instead it always reads from ROM.
For your convenience I include plain text documention generated from man pages.

Please give me some feedback about your results! Don't distribute this preliminary version!

Final version including source code and my changes is expected to be uploaded to DJ Delorie's FTP server then.

About: Dmidecode reports information about your system's hardware as described in your system BIOS according to the SMBIOS/DMI standard (see a sample output). This information typically includes system manufacturer, model name, serial number, BIOS version, asset tag as well as a lot of other details of varying level of interest and reliability depending on the manufacturer. This will often include usage status for the CPU sockets, expansion slots (e.g. AGP, PCI, ISA) and memory module slots, and the list of I/O ports (e.g. serial, parallel, USB).
Home page: http://www.nongnu.org/dmidecode/
Download: http://www.bttr-software.de/misc/dmide29b.zip (bin & docs)

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It works very well on my system. Everything except Ownership.exe which writes nothing.
BTW: all the info strings (like Duron processor, Microstar motheboard, etc.) are prepared from BIOS or some vendor/product tables are used?

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DOS-u-akbar!

> It works very well on my system. Everything except Ownership.exe which
> writes nothing.

Ownership.exe is for Compaqs only. Vpddecode.exe is for IBM's/Lenovo's only. RTFM

> BTW: all the info strings (like Duron processor, Microstar motheboard,
> etc.) are prepared from BIOS or some vendor/product tables are used?

Dmidecode has string "Duron" inside, but there's no "Microstar".

PS: Are you still interested in getting FPC/DOS out?

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> PS: Are you still interested in getting FPC/DOS out?

Of course I am

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DOS-u-akbar!

I use similar tools CTDMI.EXE, didn't know this before...

Here's my DMI log from P4LA mobo.

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> > PS: Are you still interested in getting FPC/DOS out?
>
> Of course I am

I'll contact you off-forum after finishing Dmidecode. ... Or tell me first how far you've come.

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> On 29 February 2008 I built a draft version of Dmidecode



> Ownership.exe is for Compaqs only. Vpddecode.exe is for IBM's/Lenovo's only. RTFM

> Please give me some feedback about your results

OK:

1. Works

2. Sugg: use 8+3 UPPERCASE filenames

3. Lack of user-friendliness (obviously mostly from original source): should write a bit more ("This is for COMPAQT's only, seems you have none", "DMIDECODE 8.34 by blah | DOS port compiled by bttr 2008-03-15", ...), list options, rather than just silently abort or "bad commandline"

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This is a LOGITECH mouse driver, but some software expect here
the following string:*** This is Copyright 1983 Microsoft ***

> 2. Sugg: use 8+3 UPPERCASE filenames

Declined. Lower case file names are standard for DJGPP packages.

> 3. Lack of user-friendliness (obviously mostly from original source):
> should write a bit more ("This is for COMPAQT's only, seems you have
> none", "DMIDECODE 8.34 by blah | DOS port compiled by bttr 2008-03-15",
> ...), list options, rather than just silently abort or "bad commandline"
>

Do you really know what "porting" means?

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> > PS: Are you still interested in getting FPC/DOS out?
>
> Of course I am

I guess, you no longer need my help with that, because you already succeeded in building FPC's IDE. Right? (Still have a December 2007 e-mail from you in my inbox, which I'd like to delete now.)

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rr wrote:

> > 2. Sugg: use 8+3 UPPERCASE filenames
> Declined. Lower case file names are standard for DJGPP packages.

OK. It's just a plugin for D -> Putting on my ignore list.

P.S.: If you want to test your D on a new version of "DOS" with preference of such D-compatible filenames, I just found one for you: http://sourceforge.net/projects/lonics The devels are very friendly so you can mail someone of them about D ASAP

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This is a LOGITECH mouse driver, but some software expect here
the following string:*** This is Copyright 1983 Microsoft ***

> > > 2. Sugg: use 8+3 UPPERCASE filenames
> > Declined. Lower case file names are standard for DJGPP packages.
>
> OK. It's just a plugin for D -> Putting on my ignore list.
>
> P.S.: If you want to test your D on a new version of "DOS" with preference
> of such D-compatible filenames, I just found one for you:
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/lonics The devels are
> very friendly so you can mail someone of them about D ASAP

What the hell are you talking about?

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