anttipeltola, to retrocomputing
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DOSBox Staging development builds now has full file locking support (SHARE.EXE) on all supported platforms:

w84death, to pixelart
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I put Deluxe Paint II on my FreeDOS retro EeePC. Did some pixelart next to the fireplace.
It shows what we got in the garden.

Nice article => https://www.datagubbe.se/dpaint/

BTW: this setup uses so little computing power (relative to the EeePC power) that it still works hours on battery!

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nanochess, to retrogaming
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I don't want to disappoint the 3 Body Problem series fans, but in episode 4 where an old IBM PC shows alien messages, the screen resolution is wrong and outside of the capabilities of the CGA and Hercules video cards available in 1984.

kubikpixel, (edited ) to opensource German
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Was dies genau bedeutet und wie man es verhindert mit Updates oder Alternative 's gibt muss ich mir noch ansehen.

»Fluent Bit – Schwere Sicherheitslücke bei vielen -Anbietern entdeckt:
Das -Programm wird unter anderem von allen großen Cloud-Anbietern wie und genutzt. Bei der - wurde jetzt eine kritische entdeckt, die mehrere Angriffe () erlaubt. Ein wird dringend empfohlen.«

🔓 https://winfuture.de/news/142955

sos, to retrocomputing
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Look at my $8 flea market haul!

vingtroiseize, to microsoft
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sonneveld, to Twitch
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I thought I'd do a lil birthday stream, and play some random DOS games... Streaming now! https://twitch.tv/sonneveld

nergahak, to VintageOSes
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MS-DOS 2.0 restoration project
https://github.com/p-durlej/dosbios

Antrotroll, to retrogaming Italian
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Possibile aggiunta alla sezione trash. Visto video su yt e mi ha solleticato. Qualcuno ci ha mai giocato prima?

tallship, to foss

Okay it's one of those, "What's peculiar here?" kinda things.

Consider the source itself. And I certainly don't mean code of any sort. 'Why' would 'They' cite Wikipedia, as good a resource as anyone might think it to be?

Why not cite yourself? Instead of citing someone else - who will merely turn right around and cite you as the ultimate source reference?

, get it? I was rather amused. Anyway, Here it is.

h/t to: @csolisr You can haz ! 🍔

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m0bi13, to microsoft Polish
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No nareszcie, nie mogłem się doczekać, jak wprowadzenia 640kB RAM, które miało wystarczyć już chyba dla wszystkich?😉

Tak 4.0 udostępniony jako open-source. Śmiechy śmiechami, ale sporo systemów będzie dzięki temu "uratowanych"?🤔
Choć istnieje od lat!

Kiedy Norton Commander pójdzie w open source‼️

https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-msdos-40-open-source/?utm_medium=fediverse&utm_campaign=XDA-202404270700&utm_source=Pol.social&user=m0bi

loadhigh, to retrogaming
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One of the people who helped archive the MS-DOS 4.0 source code, @starfrost, started writing an extensive and interesting story about the history behind 4.0 and the archived Multitasking DOS (MT-DOS) builds: https://starfrost.net/blog/001-mdos4-part-1/index.html

(the page didn't render well on mobile for me but it can be fixed by switching to "Reader view" in Firefox)

GlitchyZorua, to VintageOSes
@GlitchyZorua@wetdry.world avatar

THIS IS NOT A DRILL
JUST GOT OFFICIALLY OPEN-SOURCED

HOLY SHIT

https://github.com/microsoft/MS-DOS

ncrav, to retrogaming
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MS-DOS sources released: Finally I can peek at what was happening below the hood when I started using a computer 30+ years ago 🤭
https://github.com/microsoft/MS-DOS

sos, to retrocomputing
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MS-DOS 4.0 is now open source under MIT licence.

https://github.com/microsoft/MS-DOS

thelastpsion, to retrogaming
@thelastpsion@bitbang.social avatar

Current projects:

▶️ #CTRAN: A drop-in FOSS replacement for CTRAN.EXE, the #Psion SIBO/EPOC16 OO C preprocessor on #DOS. Almost feature complete, but still work to do!
▶️ #ObjectPascal with #FreePascal: Used for CTRAN for easy development and portability. Honestly, I'm really enjoying it; it fits my needs and makes my brain happy.
▶️ RAM upgrade for 3mx to 4MB: Trying to source old DRAM isn't easy.
▶️ RAM upgrade for 5mx: Got the DRAM. Just need to solder it in place.

#RetroComputing

loadhigh, to retrogaming
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Some landscape renders made with Bryce 3D come by on Mastodon this week and it reminded me of the first landscape renderer I used: VistaPro.

It was was one of many programs on the "Virtual Reality Madness" compilation disc from 1993. VistaPro also came out on Amiga and Mac OS, and later Windows.

VistaPro (v1.01) didn't give you much control but the results looked stunning then, if you allowed your computer to render the highest quality image for a few hours that is.

Lowest quality render. Useful for positioning the camera and checking the lighting.
Higher quality render: more polygons and enabled (oak) trees. Trees can easily block the camera.
Highest quality render at 1024x768 with maximum polygons, Gouraud shading and texture blending.

ai6yr, to random

Anyone need a shrink wrapped, original MS-DOS floppies with COA?! 🤔

litwarski, to Twitch
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Finally, FINALLY back to streaming on Twitch tonight late at night. Will be playing whatever comes to mind, testing setup etc. Visit at https://www.twitch.tv/litwarski

BGOllie, to retrogaming
@BGOllie@mstdn.social avatar

got this cool Amstrad 286 laptop PC today from a work colleague.
Thanks Vinny :)

#amstrad #dos #vintagecomputer

muzej, to Slovenia
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ambv, to retrogaming
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Happy , everyone! This is a small cover of the song I made with Adlib that was rather popular in the era. With modern computers, you can run it with DOSbox.

Better yet, there's a piece of hardware called the OPL3 that allows you to connect a REAL SoundBlaster-era FM chip to your computer. So you don't have to emulate the sound, you get the genuine version.

https://youtu.be/xU0q_0CHmZY

sonneveld, to Twitch
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I'm co-op streaming Boppin' with @emmxyzzy! And maybe other games after by myself? Let's see! Streaming now! https://twitch.tv/sonneveld

jeze, to Horror
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Hello everyone. An .

Jeze here. I'm a aficionado with it being my favorite form of entertainment both in film and literature. I enjoy writing and reading particularly short stories with being my favorite. Currently been playing with an idea I've had in my head for ages for a story called "Eternity."

As for music I'm into rock, metal, and punk with two of my favorite bands being Alkaline Trio and Slipknot. They both offer those goosebump inducing hooks. I'm also a guitarist but never had a home in a band of my own.

I'm a gamer at heart with a penchant for and . I grew up with Nintendo franchises, and they hold a special place in my memory. era gaming for PC being my favorite time period with titles like and . Later on would be my escape from reality and living my dark elvish vampire dreams. I knew far too much dark elvish to be considered a healthy person.

I believe to be precious and should be protected at all costs. They are perfection. They are the only dinosaurs to rise from the ashes of the Chicxulub asteroid which is pretty metal if you ask me. They were here first and the Earth is their planet. Us mammals have no right to pillage their ecosystems the way we do.

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