DOS ain't dead

ReactOS 0.4.0 alpha (Emulation)

posted by Guti , 21.02.2016, 19:29

Thanks for the point.

It is nice to see DOS compatibility will stay alive in Windows, at least under ReactOS.

Also seems that development speed, is now progressing again, after lots of 0.3.x back and forths releases.

> On February 16, 2016, ReactOS 0.4.0 (alpha) was released.
>
> Changes: "A much requested feature for ReactOS was support for 16bit DOS
> applications. On Windows this support is provided by the NT Virtual DOS
> Machine (NTVDM) and the ReactOS implementation of it was first formally
> released in version 0.3.17. Needless to say since then the ReactOS NTVDM
> has seen considerable improvement to the point where many of the testers
> are sharing examples of old DOS games resurrected. And one of the biggest
> advantages to the way in which NTVDM is implemented in ReactOS is that
> support for it will continue on non IA-32 platforms, including AMD64 and
> even ARM."
>
> Website: https://www.reactos.org/
>
> Downloads: https://www.reactos.org/download

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Complete thread:

• ReactOS 0.4.0 alpha - Rugxulo, 17.02.2016, 06:09 (Emulation)
  • ReactOS 0.4.0 alpha - iw2evk, 17.02.2016, 18:46
    • ReactOS 0.4.0 alpha - Rugxulo, 20.02.2016, 00:10
    • ReactOS 0.4.0 alpha - bocke, 23.02.2016, 20:46
      • ReactOS 0.4.0 alpha - bocke, 23.02.2016, 20:46
  • ReactOS 0.4.0 alpha - Guti, 21.02.2016, 19:29
  • ReactOS 0.4.0 alpha - RayeR, 03.03.2016, 15:53
    • ReactOS 0.4.0 alpha - iw2evk, 05.03.2016, 14:24
      • ReactOS 0.4.0 alpha - Rugxulo, 06.03.2016, 01:20
      • ReactOS 0.4.0 alpha - RayeR, 08.03.2016, 02:13
        • ReactOS 0.4.0 alpha - RayeR, 29.03.2016, 11:41
          • Windows 10 will soon support running Ubuntu ELF binaries - Rugxulo, 01.04.2016, 02:03
            • Windaube 10 and Windaube 95 | ReactOS 0.40 and 0.41 - DOS386, 27.04.2016, 11:56
              • Windaube 10 and Windaube 95 | ReactOS 0.40 and 0.41 - Rugxulo, 17.05.2016, 19:59
                • Windaube 10 and Windaube 95 | ReactOS 0.40 and 0.41 - RayeR, 18.05.2016, 22:09
                  • Windaube 10 and Windaube 95 | ReactOS 0.40 and 0.41 - Doug, 19.05.2016, 06:01
                    • Windaube 10 and Windaube 95 | ReactOS 0.40 and 0.41 - RayeR, 19.05.2016, 23:00
                      • Windaube 10 and Windaube 95 | ReactOS 0.40 and 0.41 - roytam, 20.05.2016, 01:19
                  • Windaube 10 and Windaube 95 | ReactOS 0.40 and 0.41 - Rugxulo, 19.05.2016, 07:34