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DesertFOX<p>I'm trying to figure out the best DOS configuration for emulation and maybe real hardware, too. Right now, I am considering IBM DOS 5.02 upgraded to PC DOS 7 Rev. 1 (2000). You get an IBM branded DOS-Editor, but still all the nice tools from the future, like DELTREE.EXE, DEFRAG, PC DOS-Shell 7.0 or Windows Undelete. Seems to be the best overall DOS package... </p><p>Any other ideas / suggestions?</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PCDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IBM</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Emulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emulation</span></a></p>
DesertFOX<p>I finally managed to install a working graphics driver for the TRIDENT 8900D within my new 86Box VM. This is running in a beautiful 800x600 resolution with 256 colors. Classic!</p><p>In case you're wondering about this file manager: Yes, it doesn't have toolbars. No, it's not broken. This is normal. You're looking at the good old Windows 3.1, not WfW 3.11! I just love these subtle differences!</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Win31" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Win31</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PCDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
DesertFOX<p>Something I just discovered today: </p><p>When I am running Microsoft's ScanDisk (from MS-DOS 6.22) on top of PC-DOS 7, it gives me this rather bizarre warning message addressing a possible issue with long files names. Somehow, in 1994, it already possessed some pre-emptive knowledge about the upcoming MS-DOS 7, a.k.a. Windows 95, which would introduce long file names. Interesting!</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PCDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ScanDisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScanDisk</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
DesertFOX<p>Kleines Update zum "PC-DOS 2000" Handbuch:</p><p>Nach etwas mehr als 400 fertig eingescannten und digital aufbereiteten Seiten hatte ich vorhin mal testweise eine 150dpi PDF-Datei ins Internet Archive geladen. Wollte mir nur mal vorab anschauen, wie das Ganze im dortigen Buch-Lesemodus angezeigt wird. Das Ergebnis gefällt mir eigentlich echt super und das freut mich wirklich! Alle Seiten sind gerade und super lesbar und auch von der Optik her so, wie ich es haben will.</p><p>Ich arbeite ja schon mehr oder weniger ein halbes Jahr an den Scans. Seit September 2024. Uff... jetzt sind "nur" noch 276 Seiten übrig! Irgendwann wird es fertig werden.</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PCDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IBM</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Handbuch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Handbuch</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Preservation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Pixelmator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pixelmator</span></a></p>
Jun Nergahak 🌺🌺🌺<p>My Chessmaster 3000 standalone version, using PC-DOS 2000, "MINI.CAB" (You can find it on the Windows 95/98 installation CDs) and 86Box, using these ingredients I created an environment to just run this game. Why? Because I have fun! </p><p>Download here: <a href="https://www.mediafire.com/file/xflg2r80vl82235/CM3000.7z" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafire.com/file/xflg2r80vl8</span><span class="invisible">2235/CM3000.7z</span></a></p><p>You will need the 86Box executable from here: <a href="https://github.com/86Box/86Box/releases" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/86Box/86Box/releases</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>⚠️ Put the executable file (.exe or .AppImage) inside the "CM3000" folder.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/86Box" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>86Box</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Game" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Game</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chessmaster3000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chessmaster3000</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Win31" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Win31</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windows31" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows31</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PCDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCDOS</span></a></p>
DesertFOX<p>Today, I was finally able to complete my collection of PC DOS 2000 boxes, at least for the German versions. I unpacked the CD-ROM Edition from 1998, which seems to be a bit smaller than its 3.5" floppy disk variant.</p><p>By the way: The CD-ROM includes a complete set of floppy disk images, which makes it even more an awesome collector's item!</p><p>I uploaded the disc to The Internet Archive:<br><a href="https://archive.org/details/pcdos_2000_de_cdrom" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/pcdos_2000</span><span class="invisible">_de_cdrom</span></a></p><p>Enjoy!</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PCDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IBM</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/OperatingSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OperatingSystem</span></a></p>
DesertFOX<p>I just upgraded my virtual 486 to 86Box v4.2.1. Thankfully everything seems to be working fine!</p><p>I still think it's mindblowing this awesome software is distributed as freeware!</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/86box" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>86box</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/emulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emulation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/msdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdos</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/pcdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pcdos</span></a></p>
DesertFOX<p>Installed a few more games onto my virtual retro setup... Yes, it does now also run DOOM.</p><p>"DOOM Ultimate" ! 😉 </p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PCDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DOOM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOOM</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/90s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>90s</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Oldschool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oldschool</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/86Box" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>86Box</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Emulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emulation</span></a></p>
DesertFOX<p>As we all know, defragmenting your data is no longer a thing on modern SSDs. It no longer speeds up anything, but rather hurts your memory cells. But yeah... it makes me kinda sad. Because it used to be one of the most satisfying things ever!</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Defrag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defrag</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PCDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/86Box" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>86Box</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Emulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emulation</span></a></p>
DesertFOX<p>Saturday night and I'm still checking out PC DOS 2000 compared to MS-DOS 6.22. Both systems are very compatible, but there are loads of small tweaks and differences. IBM mostly worked on polishing stuff, but a few of the included tools also got a complete overhaul.</p><p>UNDELETE for example got a fancy graphical user interface! This is sooo much nicer than what Microsoft delivered! Makes me wish PC DOS would have gained more popularity back in the day over its counterpart.</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PCDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IBM</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/86Box" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>86Box</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Emulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emulation</span></a></p>
DesertFOX<p>I must say, PC DOS-Shell 7.0 in its graphical mode looks really neat! I guess it's not as versatile as Norton Commander, but it's still one of my favorite file managers.</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PCDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/86Box" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>86Box</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Emulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emulation</span></a></p>
DesertFOX<p>Nach über 26 Jahren Lagerung heute frisch aus dem versiegelten Originalkarton ausgepackt, eingescannt und ausgelesen: IBM's PC-DOS 2000 in deutscher Vollversion auf 7 x 1.44MB Disketten. Viel Spaß!</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/pcdos_2000_de" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/pcdos_2000</span><span class="invisible">_de</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/KryoFlux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KryoFlux</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/FloppyDisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FloppyDisk</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retro</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PCDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IBM</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a></p>
DesertFOX<p>I just received this sealed box of PC DOS 2000 to add to my retro collection. German version. This was the last, genuine version of DOS to be sold as a retail product back in 1998. Expect pristine KryoFlux disk images later today!</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retro</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PCDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IBM</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/KryoFlux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KryoFlux</span></a></p>
DesertFOX<p>Nach längerem, nächtlichem Experimentieren mit diversen MIDI-Ports und Patches, funktioniert nun auch endlich die MT-32 Emulation in 86Box sauber. Hier mal, "just for fun", das Space Quest IV Intro auf IBM PC-DOS 7.0. Ein bombastischer Soundtrack für ein Spiel aus 1991!</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-mOaMBOdnQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=L-mOaMBOdn</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MT32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MT32</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/86Box" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>86Box</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PCDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Emulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emulation</span></a></p>
DesertFOX<p>Setting up a new, IBM branded 86box configuration with PC DOS 2000. This will be an Intel 80486 DX4-100 with 8MB of RAM and a Tseng Labs ET4000/w32i Rev. B for VGA graphics.</p><p>I even made sure to set the correct harddrive geometry (1654/16/63) and RPM (4500) to match a Western Digital Caviar AC2850 drive exactly.</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/86Box" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>86Box</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Emulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emulation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/IBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IBM</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PCDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PCDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
Kyle Brown<p>I also got this a little while ago. PC DOS 5 was the last version where IBM and Microsoft shared code so I am curious to see how this compares to the Microsoft version. </p><p>Some of the manuals were stuck together. I figured it was just static and tried to pull them apart but accidentally ripped them a little bit. I will try to be more careful about that next time.</p><p><a href="https://kind.social/tags/dos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dos</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/ibm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ibm</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/pcdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pcdos</span></a> <a href="https://kind.social/tags/retroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retroComputing</span></a></p>
Topaz 🐇<p>Look, it's a game! (kind of!)</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/cprogramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cprogramming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogamedev</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/msdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdos</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/pcdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pcdos</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/freedos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedos</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a></p>
Topaz 🐇<p>My next step with the game was building a workflow for taking the spritesheet and turning it into assembler. Writing image bytes directly using unrolled assembler on older PCs is way faster than copying pixels in sets of (x,y) loops, especially when transparency comes into play. And this speed up is just from the arena tiles! Once the characters and shots are using assembler, it'll be even faster.</p><p>I wrote Ruby code that reads the spritesheet image and a YAML config file, and builds Open Watcom Assembler-friendly sprites &amp; a C include header so I can call the sprites easily. Not only did I learn a lot about assembler and using it with C, I also learned about C calling conventions and how to get those working well.</p><p>Next is collision detection between objects, which will require tweaking the Ruby code to make it nice, and then I can get on with the actual game part of all this.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/cprogramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cprogramming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/msdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdos</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/pcdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pcdos</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/freedos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedos</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a></p>
Topaz 🐇<p>Making progress on my DOS game! The character's target cursor tracks the mouse pointer. They can fire by holding down the mouse button, but they can only have 12 shots on screen at once. I also improved the structure of the dirty rendering code in anticipation of having to redo it anyway once I have many many more things on the screen and need to actually deal with performance issues.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/cprogramming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cprogramming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/msdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdos</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/freedos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedos</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/pcdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pcdos</span></a></p>
Topaz 🐇<p>I finally figured out how to effectively use the Sound Blaster! I managed to wrap my head around the DMA and DSP APIs, collapse all that down into a handful of structs and functions, and get (pretty much) clickless playback of fairly long 11KHz 8 bit PCM files working with a sub-4K buffer on an emulated 386DX-33.</p><p>Music is "Industrious Ferret" by Kevin MacLeod (<a href="https://incompetech.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">incompetech.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>), license CC-BY 4.0, a song I use a bunch in my videos.</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/msdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdos</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/pcdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pcdos</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/freedos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedos</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/soundblaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soundblaster</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
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