DOS ain't dead - MPXplay under CWSDPMI

MPXplay under CWSDPMI (Users)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 17.10.2010, 15:46

> Well. I think you agree that crashes are generaly not good. :-D
> MPXplay should at least write something like "CWSDPMI detected, crashes
> reported, continue? (Y/N)"

BTW, detecting CWSDPMI at runtime is very very easy.

> I normaly don't load CWSDPMI permanently but when is it loaded it somewhat
> increases stability of some software (ELINKS, GTA I in HiColor mode, some
> others). And generaly - when I got crash with some DOS4GW or DOS32A program
> I always try to run it also under CWSDPMI.

You could try D3X, but no guarantees it works better. At least, I know shelling out from TDE (which used CWSDPMI) won't crash, IIRC, unlike WDOSX stuff.

> If CWS is worried that CWSDPMI is not used he is wrong. What about DJGPP,
> Freepascal, Freebasic, Euphoria and all programs generated by them?

He's not naive, he knows it's still used fairly widely, I think he's just being realistic that DOS isn't top tier and is mostly ignored these days.

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Complete thread:

MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Laaca, 16.10.2010, 17:25 (Users)
- MPXplay under CWSDPMI - ecm, 16.10.2010, 18:40
  - MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Rugxulo, 17.10.2010, 01:39
    - MPXplay under CWSDPMI - ecm, 17.10.2010, 01:56
      - MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Rugxulo, 17.10.2010, 06:02
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - DOS386, 23.10.2010, 09:08
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Rugxulo, 23.10.2010, 10:43
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - DOS386, 23.10.2010, 10:56
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Rugxulo, 24.10.2010, 01:14
        CWSDPMI assembler port - ecm, 23.10.2010, 18:02
        CWSDPMI assembler port - Rugxulo, 24.10.2010, 01:30
    - MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Laaca, 17.10.2010, 10:08
      - MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Rugxulo, 17.10.2010, 15:46
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Laaca, 17.10.2010, 17:33
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Rugxulo, 17.10.2010, 23:23
- MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Japheth, 16.10.2010, 19:31
  - MPXplay under CWSDPMI - ecm, 16.10.2010, 19:34
    - MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Japheth, 17.10.2010, 07:55
  - MPXplay under CWSDPMI - RayeR, 26.10.2010, 18:30
  - MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Mpxplay, 28.10.2010, 08:48
    - MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Rugxulo, 28.10.2010, 11:41
      - MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Mpxplay, 28.10.2010, 15:01
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Japheth, 28.10.2010, 15:50
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - RayeR, 28.10.2010, 21:08
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Laaca, 29.10.2010, 07:44
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - RayeR, 30.10.2010, 22:06
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Japheth, 03.11.2010, 20:50
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - RayeR, 04.11.2010, 00:00
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Rugxulo, 04.11.2010, 06:24
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - RayeR, 04.11.2010, 10:25
        Eternity (engine) + FreeDoom (data) - Rugxulo, 04.11.2010, 12:20
        Eternity (engine) + FreeDoom (data) - RayeR, 04.11.2010, 14:07
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Japheth, 04.11.2010, 07:20
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Rugxulo, 04.11.2010, 09:03
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - RayeR, 04.11.2010, 10:27
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - RayeR, 04.11.2010, 14:10
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Laaca, 06.11.2010, 19:17
        MPXplay under CWSDPMI - Mpxplay, 08.11.2010, 12:31
        Mpxplay v1.57 beta 9 is out - Mpxplay, 15.11.2010, 12:03
        Mpxplay v1.57 beta 9 is out - Laaca, 15.11.2010, 16:32
        Mpxplay v1.57 beta 9 is out - Mpxplay, 15.11.2010, 17:16
        Mpxplay v1.57 beta 9 is out - Rugxulo, 15.11.2010, 19:43
        Mpxplay v1.57 beta 9 is out - Mpxplay, 16.11.2010, 00:15
        Mpxplay v1.57 beta 9 is out - Rugxulo, 16.11.2010, 14:01
        Mpxplay v1.57 beta 9 is out - Mpxplay, 16.11.2010, 20:46
        Mpxplay v1.57 beta 9 is out | WEBM - DOS386, 17.11.2010, 04:02
        Mpxplay v1.57 beta 9 is out | WEBM - Mpxplay, 17.11.2010, 13:08
        Mpxplay v1.57 beta 9 is out | WEBM - DOS386, 17.11.2010, 13:36
        Mpxplay v1.57 beta 9 is out | WEBM - Mpxplay, 17.11.2010, 20:47
        Mpxplay v1.57 beta 9 is out | WEBM - Mpxplay, 17.11.2010, 22:50
        Mpxplay v1.57 final is out | Ogg problems - Mpxplay, 26.11.2010, 05:44
        Mpxplay v1.57 beta 9 is out - Laaca, 04.12.2010, 21:09
        Mpxplay v1.57 beta 9 is out - Mpxplay, 11.12.2010, 22:02
        Mpxplay v1.57 beta 9 is out - RayeR, 12.12.2010, 14:12
        Mpxplay v1.57 - Rugxulo, 12.12.2010, 23:23
        Mpxplay v1.57 - Mpxplay, 12.12.2010, 23:58
        Mpxplay v1.57 and 1.58 - DOS386, 21.12.2010, 16:22
        Seems to be about TENNIS rather than MPXPLAY - DOS386, 24.12.2010, 08:45
        Mpxplay v1.57 and 1.58 - Rugxulo, 25.12.2010, 01:11
        Mpxplay v1.57 and 1.58 - DOS386, 26.12.2010, 09:21
        Mpxplay v1.57 and 1.58 - Laaca, 26.12.2010, 13:20
        Mpxplay v1.57 and 1.58 - INI and CFG stuff - DOS386, 27.12.2010, 08:42
        Mpxplay v1.57 and 1.58 - INI and CFG stuff - Mpxplay, 27.12.2010, 17:24
        Mpxplay v1.57 and 1.58 - INI and CFG stuff - DOS386, 30.12.2010, 09:45