Hi, Perhaps support for more VGA features can increase compatibility of DOS software on 32-bit hardware. 64-bit users won't be able to run most dos programs as there is no vm86 support when using a 64-bit kernel. In the end we need x86 emulation..
Roderick > Hey, that CGA video support patch today from Peter Dons Tychsen, > http://winehq.org/pipermail/wine-patches/2008-October/063417.html > reminded me there's an old downloadable DOS game my wife likes > to dig out every now and then. I tried it today and discovered > that what's stopping it is support for a VGA feature, so > I filed a bug: > http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15688 > There are three other similar bugs, some with patches: > http://bugs.winehq.org/buglist.cgi?product=Wine&component=dos&long_desc_type=substring&long_desc=vga > Getting old DOS games working might be pretty easy > at this point if, like this game, they just need a little > VGA love. Let's encourage newcomers to contribute > in this area... it'd be fun to see those classic games running > in wine. > > I added an entry to > http://wiki.winehq.org/SummerOfCode > for this, in case nobody does it before summer. > - Dan > -- GMX startet ShortView.de. Hier findest Du Leute mit Deinen Interessen! Jetzt dabei sein: http://www.shortview.de/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
