DOS ain't dead

8086 rules (Miscellaneous)

posted by Ringding, 21.02.2024, 11:56

> Or rather - what needed to happen so that law-abiding
> citizens got rewarded for all their effort?
>
> Can you create a timeline or game plan that would
> benefit those who spent the effort to follow rules?

The most beneficial plan would have been to:

- Wait a few years
- Recompile for the desired target (be that Unix, OS/2 or Win32, probably depending on the time frame envisioned)

Because to the producer of the software, binary compatibility is a minuscule benefit.

Complete thread:

• 8086 rules - kerravon, 21.02.2024, 07:24 (Miscellaneous)
  • 8086 rules - Japheth, 21.02.2024, 09:03
    • 8086 rules - Rugxulo, 21.02.2024, 10:38
    • 8086 rules - kerravon, 21.02.2024, 11:02
      • 8086 rules - Ringding, 21.02.2024, 11:56
        • 8086 rules - kerravon, 21.02.2024, 12:06
      • 8086 rules - Japheth, 21.02.2024, 15:16
        • 8086 rules - Ringding, 21.02.2024, 15:24
  • 8086 rules - mceric, 21.02.2024, 11:07
    • 8086 rules - kerravon, 21.02.2024, 12:02
    • 8086 rules - kerravon, 21.02.2024, 13:36
    • 8086 rules - CS writing, lDebugX - ecm, 21.02.2024, 14:57
  • 8086 rules - bretjohn, 21.02.2024, 17:40
    • 8086 rules - kerravon, 21.02.2024, 23:35