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vsbhda v1.6 (Announce)

posted by Japheth , Germany (South), 11.06.2025, 10:39

Hello,

there's a new release of vsbhda available: https://github.com/Baron-von-Riedesel/VSBHDA/releases/tag/v1.6

More or less just fixes, but as a result the program now supports Win3.1 in Standard Mode. However, since the DOSX.EXE supplied with Win3.1 - which is the DOS Extender in Standard Mode - is a PL0 program that won't allow another PL0 program to be active, it must be replaced by the DOSX.EXE of HX.

My (few) tests revealed one problem only: FreeDOS isn't compatible with the task switcher duo WSWAP.EXE/DSWAP.EXE supplied with Win3.1. MS-DOS or (E)DR-DOS don't have this problem. That means, sound works in Win3.1 with FreeDOS, but better don't try to launch a "DOS-Box".

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MS-DOS forever!

Complete thread:

• vsbhda v1.6 - Japheth, 11.06.2025, 10:39 (Announce)
  • vsbhda v1.6 - DOStuff, 12.06.2025, 03:33
  • vsbhda v1.8, hdpmi 3.23 - Japheth, 13.10.2025, 14:00