DOS ain't dead

MS the "only hope" ? NOT for me !!! (DOSX)

posted by DOS386, 05.01.2008, 02:22

T.R.N. http://www.trnicely.net/misc/vista.html wrote:

> Proprietary compilers which inherently convert code to the Win32 API
> problem may be that Vista is treating any application that does not call the proprietary Win32 API

> and with or without the use of the DJGPP DPMI servers CWSDPMI
> (Charles W. Sandmann), CWSDPR0, CWSDSTUB, and PMODE/DJ (which are
> apparently ignored in any case, in favor of the native Windows DPMI

That's the same funny boy who caused irritation on FB forum in the past with this article. He meanwhile found out a few things (like existence of MinGW) and fixed some of the most horrible claims in his text, but still reamins quite silly Why not throw away Windows if proprietary is bad ?

Japheth wrote:

> I bet that this error will NOT be fixed in SP1.

M$ wrote:

> We are planning to fix this in SP1 of VISTA.

COOL, but this has exactly 0.0000000000000000000000 relevance for me

Rayer wrote:

> Of course I'll welcome every NTVDM enhancemens

I would welcome if future of DOS would no longer depend from M$ one day

Rugxulo wrote:

> there's no V86 mode under 64-bit "long mode" (non-emulation mode), so you
> have to emulate the 16-bit subsystem (like DOSEMU supposedly does).

I prefer 32-bit DOS from stupid emulated 16-bit subsystems

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Complete thread:

• SSE in DOS under JEMM386 ?? - Rugxulo, 03.01.2008, 06:54 (DOSX)
  • SSE in DOS under JEMM386 ?? - DOS386, 03.01.2008, 08:12
    • SSE in DOS under JEMM386 ?? - Rugxulo, 04.01.2008, 01:03
  • SSE in DOS under JEMM386 ?? - Japheth, 03.01.2008, 09:19
    • SSE in DOS under JEMM386 ?? - Rugxulo, 04.01.2008, 01:05
      • SSE in DOS under JEMM386 ?? - Japheth, 04.01.2008, 09:44
        • SSE in HDPMI / bug (c/c) - DOS386, 04.01.2008, 10:20
          • SSE in HDPMI / bug (c/c) - Japheth, 04.01.2008, 11:12
            • SSE in HDPMI / bug (c/c) - Rugxulo, 04.01.2008, 22:39
        • SSE in DOS under JEMM386 ?? - Rugxulo, 07.01.2008, 14:49
          • SSE in DOS under JEMM386 ?? - Japheth, 07.01.2008, 17:42
            • SSE in DOS under JEMM386 ?? - Rugxulo, 09.01.2008, 01:23
              • SSE in DOS under JEMM386 ?? - Rugxulo, 09.01.2008, 10:46
                • SSE in DOS -> Illegal Instruction Exception - DOS386, 10.01.2008, 01:22
                  • SSE in DOS -> Illegal Instruction Exception - Steve, 10.01.2008, 08:46
                  • SSE in DOS -> alignment issues - Rugxulo, 10.01.2008, 22:21
                • SSE in DOS under JEMM386 ?? - Japheth, 10.01.2008, 17:19
  • SSE in pure DOS - Rugxulo, 04.01.2008, 06:09
    • Secure Socket Extremism in DOS | You maybe have a Page Foul - DOS386, 04.01.2008, 07:52
      • SSE in DOS | Page Fault | JEMM386 / HDPMI32 - Rugxulo, 04.01.2008, 22:47
        • SSE in DOS | Page Fault <- YES, your bug | HDPMI32 - DOS386, 05.01.2008, 02:19
          • SSE2 in DOS | PAQ8o8z (Jan. 6) - Rugxulo, 06.01.2008, 05:09
            • SSE2 in DOS | PAQ8o8z (Jan. 6) - DOS386, 08.01.2008, 02:00
  • MS the "only hope"? - Japheth, 04.01.2008, 12:11
    • MS the "only hope"? - RayeR, 04.01.2008, 18:09
      • MS the "only hope"? - Japheth, 04.01.2008, 19:16
        • MS the "only hope"? - RayeR, 04.01.2008, 22:17
        • MS the "only hope"? (Vista DPMI bug: 32 MB max.) - Rugxulo, 04.01.2008, 22:31
          • MS the "only hope" ? NOT for me !!! - DOS386, 05.01.2008, 02:22
            • MS the "only hope" ? NOT for me !!! - RayeR, 05.01.2008, 18:58
              • MS the "only hope" ? NOT for me !!! Multiboot - DOS386, 08.01.2008, 01:47
                • NTVDM forever! - Japheth, 08.01.2008, 09:02
                • MS the "only hope" ? NOT for me !!! Multiboot - Steve, 08.01.2008, 13:54
                • MS the "only hope" ? NOT for me !!! Multiboot - Rugxulo, 09.01.2008, 01:19
                • MS the "only hope" ? NOT for me !!! Multiboot - RayeR, 14.01.2008, 21:34
          • A TSR worth a try in Vista - Japheth, 05.01.2008, 11:04
            • A TSR worth a try in Vista - Rugxulo, 05.01.2008, 21:08
              • A TSR worth a try in Vista - Khusraw, 07.01.2008, 11:06
                • A TSR worth a try in Vista - Rugxulo, 07.01.2008, 14:44
                • A TSR worth a try in Vista - Japheth, 07.01.2008, 17:34
                • A TSR worth a try in Vista - Rugxulo, 09.01.2008, 01:09