Hi Eric,
>>> https://www.heise.de/news/Betriebssystem-Oldtimer-FreeDOS-1-3-mit-neuen-Programmen-und-Features-6515775.html
>>>
>>
>> Just had a quick read over that one and noticed one strange thing
>> mentioned. Apparently the CPU detection in the installer would only
>> recognize an 80186 even though apparently installation on an 80286 was
>> attempted... :?
>
> That leads to the question which 286-specific software we have.
> I think only FDXMS286. For the rest, the next thing after 8086
> is 386. We may also have some stuff which needs floating point,
> in particular games? And UMBPCI and UHDD which work better if
> you have PCI ;-) But most of our software will safely detect
> whether or not the required hardware is there, and just skip
> loading if it is not.
But don't forget software, that was compiled to use 80186/286
instructions using compiler options like, e.g., "-1" or "{$G+}" or
compressed by UPX or aPACK for speed or size reasons. Often also
accidentally, which means there is no CPU check and these programs just
hang your 808x PC.
Very recent discoveries by me were FDISK and DELTREE. Both should be
fixed now in FD 1.3 final, but I didn't try recently.
Cheers,
Robert
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