DOS ain't dead

SDL for DOS and Diablo for DOS (Developers)

posted by Laaca , Czech republic, 26.04.2026, 17:39

So, quick test:
1) Computer with Pention III 450MHz, mainboard BX440, Voodoo3, Awe64, MSDOS 7.1
Works with sound, no graphic artefacts (except small glitch in Blizard north logo). But it is unplayable slow.

2) Computer Core2duo 2,6GHz, GeForce4 MX400, SBLive!, MSDOS 7.1
With Creative's sound driver computer hangs
With Japhets's driver it does not hang.

Without any VESA driver is the screen black.
With patched Univbe it works, no graphic artefacts (except small glitch in Blizard north logo).
But it is also unplayable slow though faster than on Pentium III.
With C2D it is about 1 FPS, with P III about one frame per 10 seconds.

It also seems that the keyboard driver does not correctly empty the keyboard buffer. After some while I can hear the key beeps.

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DOS-u-akbar!

Complete thread:

• SDL for DOS and Diablo for DOS - Laaca, 05.09.2025, 05:34 (Developers)
  • SDL for DOS and Diablo for DOS - Zyzzle, 01.02.2026, 09:38
    • SDL for DOS and Diablo for DOS - Laaca, 01.02.2026, 16:50
      • SDL for DOS and Diablo for DOS - Zyzzle, 02.02.2026, 14:27
        • SDL for DOS and Diablo for DOS - Laaca, 02.02.2026, 23:29
          • SDL for DOS and Diablo for DOS - Zyzzle, 03.02.2026, 00:21
  • SDL for DOS and Diablo for DOS - tkchia, 01.02.2026, 11:28
    • SDL for DOS and Diablo for DOS - Laaca, 01.02.2026, 16:56
      • SDL for DOS and Diablo for DOS - tkchia, 01.02.2026, 20:55
      • SDL for DOS and Diablo for DOS - Zyzzle, 04.02.2026, 05:07
        • SDL for DOS and Diablo for DOS - Zyzzle, 05.02.2026, 12:19
  • SDL for DOS and Diablo for DOS - Rugxulo, 01.02.2026, 21:34
  • SDL for DOS and Diablo for DOS - Laaca, 26.04.2026, 13:32
    • SDL for DOS and Diablo for DOS - Laaca, 26.04.2026, 17:39