>> Or something like Dosbian Linux on Raspberry Pi which
>> just immediately boots into only a DOS window.                               
>>                                                 

> Is it known here whether this supports proprietary SVGA text modes, (e.g.
> Trident's 132x43, 132x30, 132x60)?

The website says it is based on a modified dosbox and
dosbox supports only Tseng Labs SVGA according to

https://www.classicdosgames.com/tutorials/advanceddosbox.html

but that page says you could try PCem if you want Trident.
Not sure if PCem is available for Raspberry Pi, of course.

In general, dosbox is quite versatile:

https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Configuration:DOSBox

Hercules, CGA, Tandy, EGA, PCjr, VGA, S3 Trio64 SVGA,
Tseng Labs ET3000 SVGA, Tseng Labs ET4000 SVGA,
Paradise SVGA, VESA with VBE 1.3 etc.

https://devtidbits.com/2008/03/16/dosbox-graphic-and-machine-emulation-cga-vga-tandy-pcjr-hercules/

says the DOSBOX S3 Trio64 emulation is good enough
for VESA VBE 2.0 including LFB.

You can also check https://dosbox-x.com/ which funnily
enough provides a HX-DOS based version which lets you
run a DOS window inside DOS! Can help if your hardware
is not directly compatible with your app. No Raspberry
version, but supports ARM on Mac so maybe almost there?

Eric



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