Hi, > On Feb 28, 2021, at 9:56 AM, r cs <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is there that indicates what FreeDOS tools are 16-bit compatible? I'd like > to leverage everything possible for use on vintage hardware for which the > DJGPP and 32-bit stuff won't work. > > Thanks, > rcs
As far as I know, there is no official list of 16-bit FreeDOS tools. However, there is the Floppy Only Edition of FreeDOS 1.3-RC3 ( https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.3/previews/1.3-rc3/FD13-x86.zip ). It aims to be 8086 compatible. However at present, it requires an EGA (or better) video card. Support for CGA and lower cards is planned. But, if you have EGA or better, it should work and installs FreeDOS BASE and very few extra tools based on hardware. For details on what BASE packages “should work” on 16-bit, check out the settings file for the Floppy Only Edition at https://github.com/shidel/FDI-x86/blob/master/SETTINGS/X86_ALL.LST <https://github.com/shidel/FDI-x86/blob/master/SETTINGS/X86_ALL.LST> In that file, "# tags: “ is not a comment but a build directive. Just look for things like "# tags: -8086“ and "# tags: +8086“ to determine system requirements for the appropriate packages and programs. :-) Jerome
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