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FreeDOS on SBC188 (Announce)

posted by Rugxulo Homepage, Usono, 12.09.2020, 02:36

> I tried them all:
>
> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/
What about MetaDOS? I rebuilt the kernel (2041, slightly patched) atop itself (OpenWatcom, NASM, UPX), and it should be 8086-friendly (even if many other tools aren't).

> the only one I found by chance and that works seems to have a different
> boot loader. Do i have to recompile freedos for 186?
SYS.COM is what installs your boot sector. Maybe try the latest one (from 2042 kernel)? Or try 2041? There shouldn't be any problems.

Also, my old BARE_DOS from 2008 was (mostly) 8086-friendly and works under 8086tiny.

Joris (for his Retro emulator) also had some 8086 floppy images. Similarly, Balder was meant to be an unofficial replacement to ODIN (one-disk installer).

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