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lDOS iniload + fdkernpl used in warez (+ FreeDOS kernel) (Announce)

posted by ecm  , Düsseldorf, Germany, 04.01.2025, 21:54

The retrocomputing stackexchange user pts asked today what loader was being used in a DOS warez image. Turns out it is a 2022 or 2023 revision of lDOS's iniload and fdkernpl stages.

It was easy for me to recognise both due to being named io.sys and containing a FreeDOS kernel and of course the very distinct error messages pts quoted from the initial loader.

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Complete thread:

• lDOS iniload + fdkernpl used in warez (+ FreeDOS kernel) - ecm, 04.01.2025, 21:54 (Announce)
  • lDOS iniload + fdkernpl used in warez (+ FreeDOS kernel) - DosWorld, 05.01.2025, 02:25
    • lDOS iniload + fdkernpl used in warez (+ FreeDOS kernel) - mceric, 05.01.2025, 13:40
      • lDOS iniload + fdkernpl used in warez (+ FreeDOS kernel) - DosWorld, 05.01.2025, 13:52