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pastermil@sh.itjust.works to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

Microsoft Just Released MS-DOS Source Code!

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Microsoft Just Released MS-DOS Source Code!

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pastermil@sh.itjust.works to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago
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GitHub - microsoft/MS-DOS: The original sources of MS-DOS 1.25, 2.0, and 4.0 for reference purposes
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    1 year ago

    Too late.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReactOS already exists

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      ReactOS is a Windows clone though, not an MS-DOS one…

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        And it’s cloning NT

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      That is different source code, doing way more.

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      how is reactos these days? is it a drop-in replacement for windblows yet?

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        not quite. it works for some things, but still a lot to go!

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        still can’t run on bare metal unless you have very specific hardware

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