qdjacobs:: Thanks.
I started to test DR-DOS 7.0.1+patch 7.01.06 compatibility this FAT32 + Taskmgr working version, here is link to list.
Because its fastest way, i started to test with Vmware Wokrstation 12.5.9 virtual machine, so some Vmware bugs could be involved, plan is test problematic games, later with Virtualbox and on real machine. I also testing without sound card, because Vmware Dos sound support is half working at the best. Last important thing is that im testing with FAT32 on 100 GB virtual drive, because i dont thing that that FAT16 2GB is usefull for more modern DOS games because there are quite big when you use biggest installation. Im using DR-DOS EMM386 EMS-ON with default settings and without Taskmgr executed.
Plan is check which games are working without Taskmgr, before messing with Multitasking and general check DR-DOS is worthy of our time.
So far, i started with games which are usually easier to test, 91 games tested (plan is test 166 games which i tested during my sound cards testing), 81 are working, 10 not working, at least 2 of them have problem with DR-DOS implementation of FAT32 - there have problem to detect free disk space, so there assume that there is not enough space, maybe exist some limiter to that for real DOS, as for DosBox to bypass it.. Those 2 are working in Vmware with MS-DOS 7.1 fine. Few games refuse to work to because soundcard wasnt detected and there is not no sound mode, i marked them as not working, but there is huge change that they will work with real HW.
Any help with testing, especially on real DR-DOS 7.01 and games which are market as NOT OK machine is welcome, even with FAT16 partitions only. You can try Virtualbox too, to help to investigate what is Vmware bug and is not.
So far are results quite good, i personally expected worse results and there is always room for some new tricks, to make these games to work. By product of testing is Vmware DOS games compatibility result, but i would say, because of DOS sound card is implemented by some Vmware employer in its spare time.. its not big deal for now, in some games are FX working, in some Music, but never both together.
Only other main bummers with DR-DOS, which i can image could be:
1) If real HW sound cards MS-DOS driver will work with it so well as with MS-DOS.
2) If DR-DOS would have worse compatibility with real HW that MS-DOS.
Im old goal oriented goatman, i care about facts and freedom, not about egos+prejudices. Hoarding=sickness. If you want respect, gain it by your behavior. I hate stupid SW limits, SW=virtual world, everything should be possible if you have enough raw HW.