Very helpful Jerome -- thank you! On Sun, Feb 28, 2021 at 10:13 AM Jerome Shidel <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > On Feb 28, 2021, at 9:56 AM, r cs <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is there that indicates what FreeDOS tools are 16-bit compatible? I'd > like to leverage everything possible for use on vintage hardware for which > the DJGPP and 32-bit stuff won't work. > > Thanks, > rcs > > > As far as I know, there is no official list of 16-bit FreeDOS tools. > > However, there is the Floppy Only Edition of FreeDOS 1.3-RC3 ( > https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.3/previews/1.3-rc3/FD13-x86.zip > ). > It aims to be 8086 compatible. However at present, it requires an EGA (or > better) video card. Support for CGA and lower cards is planned. But, if you > have EGA or better, it should work and installs FreeDOS BASE and very few > extra tools based on hardware. > > For details on what BASE packages “should work” on 16-bit, check out the > settings file for the Floppy Only Edition at > https://github.com/shidel/FDI-x86/blob/master/SETTINGS/X86_ALL.LST > > In that file, "# tags: “ is not a comment but a build directive. Just look > for things like "# tags: -8086“ and "# tags: +8086“ to determine system > requirements for the appropriate packages and programs. > > :-) > > Jerome > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > -- *Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin. *[Irish Gaelic] (There is no fireside like your own fireside.)
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