DOS ain't dead - French DOS keyboard driver (beta)

Ninho

05.05.2011, 18:03

French DOS keyboard driver (beta) (Announce)

Based off Japheth's original Keybgr, French keyboard driver takes only a half-kilo bytes of (upper, if available) DOS memory.

*beta* - can easily be loaded/unloaded from a command prompt.

Please test, comment, and/or review (source, and minimal instructions in English and French languages, included).

<http://www.rootshell.be/~ninho/KBFRBETA.ZIP> 10,733 bytes.

Even if working fine, please do not redistribute the current bundle except to other potential testers with an understanding of *beta* status !

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Ninho

Ninho

12.05.2011, 16:10

@ Ninho

silently updated French DOS keyboard driver (beta)

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The *beta* download has been silently updated, i.e. without file name or URL change :

<http://www.rootshell.be/~ninho/KBFRBETA.ZIP> 11,003 bytes.

Documentation enhanced, few changes in the program itself, still shaved off a few bytes off.

Please download this new version for reference. I do not expect to have much to change for the final release.

> Even if working fine, please do not redistribute the current bundle except
> to other potential testers with an understanding of *beta* status !

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Ninho

Ninho

15.05.2011, 20:37

@ Ninho

Updated again - French DOS keyboard driver (beta)

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> <http://www.rootshell.be/~ninho/KBFRBETA.ZIP> 10,981 bytes.

Cleanup : removed unused device driver stuff. Memory requirement dropped down to 464 bytes ( when loaded high as KBFR /F ).

This is likely to turn into the "official" version 1 release.
Please report any problems.

> Even if working fine, please do not redistribute the current bundle except
> to other potential testers with an understanding of *beta* status !

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Ninho

Ninho

18.05.2011, 14:04

@ Ninho

Updated - Now chaining control alt del

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Following up to feed back received in the discussion thread, and as a compile time option, ON by default, KBFR now will pass the "3-finger salute" (and only it) along the int 15 chain. This is so all int 15/4F hookers, and the DOS itself, can be notified and prepared for a soft reboot.

Updated download <http://www.rootshell.be/~ninho/KBFRBETA.ZIP> 10,881 bytes.

> Please test, comment, and/or review (source, and minimal instructions in
> English and French languages, included).

> Even if working fine, please do not redistribute the current bundle except
> to other potential testers with an understanding of *beta* status !

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Ninho