DOS ain't dead

stable release ready BUT... (Announce)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 02.12.2009, 00:16

> >>>> However it's been a disappointment to receive such meager feedback
>
> Or I was feeling alone in this thread, or just being grumpy

It's very noble to patch bugs that are never fixed, but it's a lonely job!

> > (been playing Hammer of Thyrion / Hexen2 demo lately, heh, fun but
> > confusing)
>
> I've heard playing computer games can lead to mental disorders indeed

http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/12/duke-nukem-like-video-game-to-help-measure-depression/

> > The hack seemed fairly MS-DOS 7 specific, hence we blindly
> > assumed you would test on that and be done with it.
>
> This is probably all I would have done, until CM started me on the urgency
> of proper testing for all DOS look-alike, past present and forecoming.
>
> > However, if you want me to test to make sure the version check isn't
> > broken, all I've really got is DR-DOS 7.03, MS-DOS 6.22, latest FreeDOS
> > WIP, and an old MS-DOS 7 bootdisk (which I never use). I don't
> anticipate
> > anything different from your results, though.
>
> Neither do I. More testing never hurts anyway, there is a tendency for
> bugs to reveal themselves just after the final packaging.

"*non* installed" on everything except the MS-DOS 7 (pre-OSR2??) bootdisk. And even there I didn't test wrapper (should I? with what??).

Complete thread:

• HK31.SYS *beta* announce & discussion thread - Ninho, 26.11.2009, 17:04 (Announce)
  • HK31.SYS *beta* announce & discussion thread - Ninho, 28.11.2009, 22:07
    • HK31.SYS *new version* beta 0.9 - Ninho, 29.11.2009, 16:58
      • HK31.SYS *new version* beta 0.9 - ecm, 29.11.2009, 17:15
        • HK31.SYS *new version* beta 0.9 - Ninho, 29.11.2009, 17:25
  • stable release ready BUT... - Ninho, 01.12.2009, 17:50
    • stable release ready BUT... - ecm, 01.12.2009, 19:46
      • stable release ready BUT... - Ninho, 01.12.2009, 20:00
        • stable release ready BUT... - ecm, 01.12.2009, 22:56
    • stable release ready BUT... - Japheth, 01.12.2009, 21:03
      • stable release ready BUT... - Ninho, 01.12.2009, 22:38
        • stable release ready BUT... - Rugxulo, 01.12.2009, 23:17
          • stable release ready BUT... - Ninho, 02.12.2009, 00:00
            • stable release ready BUT... - Rugxulo, 02.12.2009, 00:16
              • stable release ready BUT... - Ninho, 02.12.2009, 17:51
            • stable release ready BUT... - ecm, 02.12.2009, 18:25
    • stable release ready BUT... - Doug, 02.12.2009, 01:15
      • stable release ready BUT... - Ninho, 02.12.2009, 09:23
        • stable release ready BUT... - ecm, 02.12.2009, 18:34
          • stable release ready BUT... - Ninho, 02.12.2009, 19:24
            • stable release ready BUT... - Doug, 02.12.2009, 22:08
              • stable release ready BUT... - Rugxulo, 03.12.2009, 01:12
              • stable release ready BUT... - Ninho, 03.12.2009, 12:53
                • stable release ready BUT... - ecm, 03.12.2009, 14:20
                  • stable release ready BUT... - Ninho, 03.12.2009, 16:39
                    • stable release ready BUT... - ecm, 03.12.2009, 18:04
  • "HACKWRAP.SYS" out of beta (so I hope...) - Ninho, 03.12.2009, 20:25