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MSDOS close to Unix (Developers)

posted by kerravon, Ligao, Free World North, 11.01.2022, 02:19

> > I recently noticed that the MSDOS 2.0 API is very
> > close to Unix with INT 21H APIs like open, read,
> > write, seek, close.
>
> Hmmm... which one? Do you mean working via FCB or something else ?
> (FCB = File Control Block)

No. Using handles.

Like "open" is INT 21H AH=3DH

http://www.ctyme.com/intr/rb-2779.htm

It's just something that hadn't registered in
my brain before.

BFN. Paul.

Complete thread:

• MSDOS close to Unix - kerravon, 26.12.2021, 08:17 (Developers)
  • MSDOS close to Unix - kerravon, 26.12.2021, 08:18
  • MSDOS close to Unix - tkchia, 26.12.2021, 09:05
    • MSDOS close to Unix - kerravon, 27.12.2021, 04:31
      • MSDOS close to Unix - jhall, 27.12.2021, 20:02
  • MSDOS close to Unix - DosWorld, 10.01.2022, 20:35
    • MSDOS close to Unix - kerravon, 11.01.2022, 02:19