This is an especially funny screenshot as DosBOX itself is built on SDL.
Hm, then we need dosbox running in dos!
even better, windows running in dos.
oh wait...
SDL Now Supports DOS
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Re: SDL Now Supports DOS
#42Uhm... excuse me? Why? Is there anyone even using DOS for anything serious these days?
Because it's fun, at least for certain folks? Crazy, right?
Re: SDL Now Supports DOS
#43Good - now we can play more DOS games again!
Re: SDL Now Supports DOS
#44Uhm... excuse me? Why? Is there anyone even using DOS for anything serious these days?
Who said anything about "serious"? (FWIW: I suspect there are more than a few old industrial control systems and such out there that are still running DOS, just because of an "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" attitude)
My brother is in manufacturing. DOS is everywhere. Older things too (PDP-11? DG Nova? Seen both, semi-recently). Not just because "ain't broke, don't fix", but because when you have a cloth dying machine or brick forming machine you spent >US$5M for, that is often a bespoke install for your plant, you don't replace it because some guy who prolly slings Javascript all day sez "DOS is oooold, boomer".
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#45Uhm... excuse me? Why? Is there anyone even using DOS for anything serious these days?
There's a lot of interesting projects and even innovation going on making new games for old PCs/consoles. James Lambert and Kaze are doing fantastic work in the N64 space as one example (watch their videos on Youtube)
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#46Uhm... excuse me? Why? Is there anyone even using DOS for anything serious these days?
Uhm... excuse me? Why? Is there anyone even using DOS for anything serious these days?
Translation: "Stop liking things I don't like!"
Re: SDL Now Supports DOS
#47For a open source project like SDL is, for something like this, it's usually a matter of how invasive it is, and how likely the contributors seem to stick around and maintain it.
Different projects have different policies, and I don't know what SDLs is.
But they already have a lot of ports, so I trust they know what they're getting themselves into.
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#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
Most computers in Turkey come with FreeDOS preinstalled because there's a law that states all computers must be sold with an operating system. FreeDOS turns out to be the cheapest and easiest. That's why you don't let people who have never touched a computer write tech laws. You get results like this.
Is there a reason they don't go with Ubuntu or something like that instead?
Linux drivers and certification is a whole lot of extra work and complexity compared to FreeDOS. Years ago, Nettops were sold with FreeDOS where the components didn't support Linux that well.
Re: SDL Now Supports DOS
#49Re: SDL Now Supports DOS
#50Uhm... excuse me? Why? Is there anyone even using DOS for anything serious these days?
Uhm... excuse me? Why? Is there anyone even using DOS for anything serious these days? Translation: "Stop liking things I don't like!"
I suppose it's an issue of ignorance; even IT veterans often don't know that DOS was, and still is, the driver of many highly specialized industry applications, or an OS running the software of individuals as well as small business owners around the world.