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What's the 86 DOS system with the smallest LMA footprint? (Announce)

posted by marcov, 07.03.2025, 23:31

> I compared MS-DOS v5, FreeDOS, Enhanced DR-DOS, and the lMS-DOS based lDOS
> in this question and answer. All using the same dosemu2 and FreeCOM.
> https://retrocomputing.stackexchange.com/questions...em-with-the-smallest-low-memory-area-footprint/

I only used MSDOS (mostly 6.x after it was out) in the day, but using 4dos command interpreter instead of command.com freed up more memory.

Complete thread:

• What's the 86 DOS system with the smallest LMA footprint? - ecm, 07.03.2025, 23:01 (Announce)
  • What's the 86 DOS system with the smallest LMA footprint? - marcov, 07.03.2025, 23:31
  • What's the 86 DOS system with the smallest LMA footprint? - boeckmann, 10.03.2025, 13:41
    • What's the 86 DOS system with the smallest LMA footprint? - ecm, 10.03.2025, 14:08