Re: [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS 1.2 package compilation

2015-06-17 Thread Mateusz Viste
Just wondering, is this packaged archive that much different of what we have already under FDNPKG repositories? http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.1/repos/ It also comes with a bootable CD ISO. I am under the impression that the "only" thing needed for a 1.2

[Freedos-devel] FreeDOS 1.2 (Was: Re: 32-bit FreeDOS

2015-06-17 Thread Michael Brutman
I saw the original download, which was quite large. I was thinking that it would be easier for people to review if there was simply a list of packages and a list of changes/deltas from FreeDOS 1.1. (There should be no need to make people download hundreds of megabytes to review the distribution.)

Re: [Freedos-devel] 32-bit FreeDOS

2015-06-17 Thread Mercury Thirteen
Indeed, the package compilation has been available for two weeks now. You can find it here . I posted it to get everyone's feedback, so take a look and see if you find anything which should be removed or added. I'm fairly certain I didn't yet catch

Re: [Freedos-devel] 32-bit FreeDOS

2015-06-17 Thread Michael Brutman
Before you get too involved with a 32 bit DOS-like operating system can you update us on your progress with FreeDOS 1.2? I thought you were working on that too. On Jun 17, 2015 11:07 AM, "Mercury Thirteen" wrote: > I think there's been sufficient time for everyone who is interested to > reply. B

Re: [Freedos-devel] 32-bit FreeDOS

2015-06-17 Thread Mercury Thirteen
I think there's been sufficient time for everyone who is interested to reply. Beginning Monday, talks will begin on a 32-bit DOS kernel. On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 9:25 PM, Antony Gordon wrote: > Hi, > > I'd suggest using 0xC3 0x00 as a magic number for any non-8086 executable. > Or, for preference