SDL Now Supports DOS

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Post by Jayschwa » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC

SDL Now Supports DOS
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Re: SDL Now Supports DOS

#2

Post by ronsor » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 5:12 PM UTC

All that's left now is SDL for UEFI, and then all our games can run in a pre-OS environment.

Re: SDL Now Supports DOS

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Post by chaps » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC

ronsor wrote: post #2

All that's left now is SDL for UEFI, and then all our games can run in a pre-OS environment.

That honestly sounds amazing. Imagine booting into something like a grub menu that's just a list of classic games.

Re: SDL Now Supports DOS

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Post by raverbashing » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC

Well I guess Allegra was a bit old already /s

Re: SDL Now Supports DOS

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Post by jan_Sate » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 5:17 PM UTC

Uhm... excuse me? Why? Is there anyone even using DOS for anything serious these days?

Re: SDL Now Supports DOS

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Post by wk_end » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC

jan_Sate wrote: post #5

Uhm... 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)

Re: SDL Now Supports DOS

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Post by queuebert » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC

chaps wrote: post #3

ronsor wrote: post #2

All that's left now is SDL for UEFI, and then all our games can run in a pre-OS environment.

That honestly sounds amazing. Imagine booting into something like a grub menu that's just a list of classic games.

I would guess a modern BIOS chip is as powerful as an NES, right?

Re: SDL Now Supports DOS

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Post by gbin » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC

jan_Sate wrote: post #5

Uhm... excuse me? Why? Is there anyone even using DOS for anything serious these days?

The real question is "why not?" :)

Re: SDL Now Supports DOS

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Post by queuebert » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC

jan_Sate wrote: post #5

Uhm... excuse me? Why? Is there anyone even using DOS for anything serious these days?

There used to be stock exchanges running happily on DOS. Maybe there still are.

Re: SDL Now Supports DOS

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Post by chaps » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 5:26 PM UTC

queuebert wrote: post #9

jan_Sate wrote: post #5

Uhm... excuse me? Why? Is there anyone even using DOS for anything serious these days?

There used to be stock exchanges running happily on DOS. Maybe there still are.

Worked at an exchange in 2007/2008 and... we had systems still running from the 80s. Mostly tape audit stuff.