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DOSes written in assembly (Developers)

posted by ecm  , Düsseldorf, Germany, 31.03.2024, 10:01

> > My question: are there other open source DOSes around, meant for
> 8088/8086
> > computers and purely written in assembly?
>
> RxDOS is too buggy for full-time use, but it's all assembly, IIRC.

Yes, indeed. EDR-DOS has a kernel that's all assembly too. The shell is mostly C though. The free software parts of MS-DOS v2 are also all assembly.

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• DOSes written in assembly - Ruud, 31.03.2024, 08:48 (Developers)
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        • DOSes written in assembly - Rugxulo, 08.04.2024, 02:45
        • Disassembly quality - ecm, 14.04.2024, 19:33
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