#ms-dos — Public Fediverse posts

The Warhammer is a large blunt weapon for smashing enemies, requiring Bludgeoning:5 skill. Damage caused to enemies is based on the player character's Strength. It is especially fun to use the warhammer in upper and middle level dungeons, where it allows the player character to bludgeon their way through enemies as if the enemies were not even there. Get The #ChambersBeneath from https://cyningstan.itch.io/the-chambers-beneath #roguelike #ibmpc #msdos #cga

On the second level of Conveyors, even the guards are helpful. They push the cards onto conveyor belts for you to pick up, and play no further part in the game. But you must be quick: if you don't pick up all the cards in time, they will be carried into the forcefields and destroyed! Luckily, you can have four robots to complete this task. Choose wisely! Download #TeamDroid from https://cyningstan.itch.io/team-droid #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Brand new Spectrum game: Wall-Run, by orac81.

A compelling little action game for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Vic20 (unexpanded), C16/+4, PET, MSDOS/VGA or SDL2 (Linux or Windows).

Download:
https://github.com/orac81/miniapples/raw/refs/heads/main/vtdl/vtdl-latest.zip

#zxspectrum #commodore64 #vic20 #c16 #pet #msdos #sdl2 #retrogaming

I should have looked at the linker options more closely and turned on "Warn duplicate symbols" from the start...

#TurboC #Hack361 #MSDOS

Huh. For some reason Turbo C's time() is getting stuck in an infinite loop. Don't call it to seed the random number generator or determine the phase of moon and off we go...

Hmm. Can't get the time() hang to repro in a trivial test program. I wonder what's going on here.

Aha. time() called getdate() which conflicted with a function in Hack (that called getlt() that called time()). Not sure why that resulted in a hang instead of a crash due to stack overflow...

#MSDOS #TurboC #Hack361

I’m not saying that #MSDOS should be ported to #ARM / #RISCV, I am just saying that it’s possible ;P

(In practice it would be more like an API clone in the same way MS-DOS was a CP/M API clone)

#retrocomputing

Playing homebrew #MSDOS game Zerp on IBM PC 5155 github.com/Fair-Percent... #retrodev #retrogaming #retrocomputing

Playing Zerp on IBM PC 5155

Some nights, I'm just having fun exploring these old coverdiscs from 90s game magazines. PC Games 3/95 included loads of old demos, shareware and tools for Windows 3.1.

#RetroGaming #PCGames #DOSGaming #Retro #Gaming #90s #90er #Spiele #CDROM #Demos #MSDOS #DOS

Mountains in #Barbarians are sources of iron for your weaponry. A city beside the mountains will get 3 iron from each adjacent mountain square. Traversal is extremely difficult for your troops, though, and it can take several turns for an army to make the climb. The game is available from https://cyningstan.itch.io/barbarians-dos #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Fatal Racing / Whiplash, especially its 3dfx Glide-enhanced version, was a milestone in stunt racing, blending destructive gameplay with groundbreaking 3D graphics. You experience the thrill of high-speed chaos, backed by a legendary soundtrack and hardware that pushed the limits of 90s PC gaming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Aoym2OKIto

#FatalRacing #Whiplash #GremlinInteractive #Interplay #RetroGaming #Gaming #MSDOS #3dfx #Voodoo

👾 100 Games Tested: Is FreeDOS 1.4 Better Than MS-DOS?
https://youtube.com/watch?v=hYb6VfSZLUs

#freedos #msdos #dosgaming #retrogaming

Quake (1996: Windows) – Review

https://doomfan1.wordpress.com/2026/05/09/quake-1996-windows-review/

Fujitzee now available for #msdos #FujiNet users!

* Up to 6 players per room

* Available on:
- #Atari8bit
- #TRS80CoCo
- #Apple2
- #msdos

Now in the game lobby.

https://fujinet.online/

#retrocomputing #retrogaming

The terrain on the horizon in The Anarchic Kingdom is purely decorative, but differs for every barony. So it's easy to visually spot your own barony when paging through the landscapes. https://cyningstan.itch.io/the-anarchic-kingdom #anarchickingdom #ibmpc #msdos #cga

The Tunic is body armour made of leather to provide light protection against blows to the body. It is more effective protection than a cloak, but lacks the cloak's stealth advantages. Requires Dodging:1 to use effectively. Get The #ChambersBeneath from https://cyningstan.itch.io/the-chambers-beneath #roguelike #ibmpc #msdos #cga

The third level pack for #TeamDroid is Conveyors. Conveyor belts in every level help you or hinder you, sometimes both at once. In the first level there's no returning to the first chamber, so you need to push all the cards on to conveyor belts to be carried to the card reader chamber, before making your own way through. Get the game at https://cyningstan.itch.io/team-droid #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Here's something I haven't seen before: A set of 5.25 inch demo diskettes for Windows 3.1! An official Windows 3.1 ad from Microsoft. From 1992... what a relic!

https://archive.org/details/20260503-204504

#Retro #RetroComputing #Windows #Microsoft #Demo #MSDOS #FloppyDisk #90s

@xorlou We never reached peak DOS; by the time the limitations could be removed, Windows had taken over. Yes, we have TUIs, but keeping the underlying OS working for decades is like trying to steer a tectonic plate -- as new hardware erupts, old hardware is being subducted away and who is going to maintain the 100+ million lines of code between the hardware and the #TUI in a modern OS?

#MSDOS #retrocomputing

@xorlou I love old software, but I feel like we're collectively not learning any lessons from it. When we look at DOS, we shouldn't just be saying "Let's preserve that", we should be saying "That, but on modern hardware".

#retrocomputing #msdos

The MacBook Pro is now properly set up.
#msdos #qbasic #gorillabas #retrocomputing #macbookpro

The Ice Shelf is the source of the planet's Ice Flows, and is solid enough that Ports and other land units can be established there. https://cyningstan.itch.io/waterworld. #ibmpc #msdos #cga #BarrenPlanet #Waterworld

Microsoft on taas kaivellut historiallisia arkistojaan

Nyt on julkaistu MS-DOSin "edeltäjän" varhaisia versioita, jotka löydettiin ainoastaan tulosteina ja digitoitiin jälkipolvien iloksi. 86-DOS:n ja PC-DOSin ensimmäiset versiot löytyvät nyt avoimena lähdekoodina GitHubista.

https://dawn.fi/uutiset/2026/05/04/microsoft-86-dos-avoin-lahdekoodi

#86dos #pcdos #microsoft #avoinlahdekoodi #oss #msdos #uutiset #teknologia #tekniikka

@sjvn Reminds me to back in the early 90s, when I had my first 80386 with MS DoS (MicroSoft Denial of Service, 4.0?) and I had to add these lines, too, so that all the RAM got used.

Well different nowadays where you just boot from a Linux USB stick (Ubuntu, Fedora, ...) and everything gets set up to just work ...

#MSDoS

If your empire is blessed with forests in #Barbarians, then you may have a free source of wood: each city generates 3 wood for each adjacent forest square. The trees can hamper the movement of your troops, though, taking a couple of turns for them to make it through. Get the game from https://cyningstan.itch.io/barbarians-dos #ibmpc #msdos #cga

I'm curious what the Fediverse would recommend as a resource for learning MS-DOS in 2026.

I have limited exposure to it having grown up mostly on Windows 9x, but I use a Linux CLI and these days, I always opt for Powershell in the rare cases where I use Windows because it supports Unix-like commands. As such, I'm very limited on what I know about using DOS.

I see some tutorials on Youtube, I'm just curious what y'all think.

#Retro #retrocomputing #msdos #dos #dosgaming #dosbox #freedos

Dračí historie (Dragon History) #czech #games #retrogames #pointandclickadventure #dos #msdos

Foray in the Forest is a monumental achievement in fan-made gaming, blending nostalgia with innovation to create a Commander Keen experience that feels both timeless and fresh. You embark on a rescue mission through a world brimming with creativity, technical prowess, and community passion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nNX6B4Qr6M

#ForayInTheForest #CommanderKeen #Nisaba #RetroGaming #Gaming #MSDOS #FanMod

Windows zaczął się na papierze. Microsoft udostępnił kod pradziadka systemu MS-DOS

Zanim świat opanowały okienka Windowsa, fundamenty pod potęgę Microsoftu położył system MS-DOS. Teraz firma z Redmond sięgnęła do samych korzeni i udostępniła na zasadach open source kod, który jest od niego jeszcze starszy.

To prawdziwa gratka dla historyków technologii, zwłaszcza że ocalenie tego oprogramowania wymagało mrówczej pracy i walki ze starymi wydrukami.

Zanim powstał MS-DOS, był „szybki i brudny” 86-DOS

Programista Tim Paterson stworzył pierwotnie system 86-DOS, znany wcześniej w branży jako QDOS (skrót od „Quick and Dirty Operating System”). Microsoft, desperacko szukając oprogramowania dla powstającego wtedy komputera IBM PC 5150, najpierw licencjonował ten twór, a później w całości go odkupił. To właśnie ten kod stał się fundamentem, który po przemianowaniu na MS-DOS zdominował rynek komputerów osobistych na długie dekady.

Jak informują na blogu przedstawiciele Microsoftu, udostępniona paczka to najstarszy odnaleziony do tej pory kod źródłowy z tej rodziny. Znajdziemy w niej źródła jądra 86-DOS 1.00, wczesne wersje deweloperskie jądra PC-DOS 1.00 oraz klasyczne narzędzia, takie jak dobrze znany każdemu starszemu użytkownikowi komputerów CHKDSK.

Copilot to zabawka „tylko do celów rozrywkowych”. Tak w regulaminie twierdzi… sam Microsoft

Nowoczesne algorytmy OCR poległy na starym papierze

Najciekawsza w tej premierze jest jednak sama droga, jaką archaiczny kod musiał przebyć, by trafić do dzisiejszego repozytorium na GitHubie. Oprogramowanie z początku lat 80. było tak stare, że nie zachowało się w żadnej cyfrowej formie. Zespół historyków i archiwistów musiał ręcznie przepisywać i skanować kod z papierowych wydruków, dostarczonych przez samego twórcę, Tima Patersona.

Zadanie okazało się niezwykle karkołomne. Współczesne oprogramowanie OCR, służące do optycznego rozpoznawania znaków z obrazu, po prostu nie radziło sobie z jakością wyblakłych, kilkudziesięcioletnich kartek. Ostatecznie grupie pasjonatów udało się doprowadzić projekt do końca, ratując ten ważny kawałek cyfrowego dziedzictwa przed zapomnieniem.

Warto przypomnieć, że Microsoft ma już na koncie podobne inicjatywy chroniące historię PC. Wcześniej firma otworzyła kod źródłowy MS-DOS w wersjach 1.25, 2.0 oraz 4.0. Wszystkie te zbiory są obecnie dostępne do wglądu i pobrania z poziomu GitHuba.

The size of your settlement in The Anarchic Kingdom reflects your strength compared to the other baronies. A bustling walled city shows that you're ahead. Download the game at https://cyningstan.itch.io/the-anarchic-kingdom #anarchickingdom #ibmpc #msdos #cga