DOS ain't dead

hot dos (Developers)

posted by ecm  , Düsseldorf, Germany, 09.05.2025, 01:16

> This would only be if you are actually in protected
> mode though, right?

Yes.

> I am interested in adding hlt to DOS 4.0 which would
> be real mode. It should always be a valid instruction,
> right?

In Real 86 Mode yes. But the DOS can run with an EMM using V86 Mode, and then HLT may or may not work in the 86 Mode code.

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• hot dos - kerravon, 08.05.2025, 00:24 (Developers)
  • hot dos - ecm, 08.05.2025, 00:36
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