I think it would be even more confusing if we take AMD64 into account. Or should I say x64 or x86-64 ? :) What I think is most interesting -or most weird- is the fact that 16-Bit Protected Mode code can be executed in Longmode-Compatibility Mode. Let's imagine a hacked version of WIndows 3.x that …

The first computer I had access to—a Pentium II with 350 MHz—had Windows 98 in its first edition installed. Messing with the system and in DOS mode left me a lot of good memory. Once I edited the IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS and COMMAND.COM with a hex editor to make it show "MS-DOS 7.1" instead of "WINDOWS 98 …

Welcome, While no one will say that running dos on such a modern system is the best solution it does bring a certain type of joy and it still feels more um? authentic? then running dosbox Yeah, guess you can relate. I can't put it in words either. To me, running DOSBox in a window is like going …

Intel486dx33 wrote: Does anyone have a lists of ISA sound cards by manufacture date ? Here's a good start: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_Blaster

Over the last weeks I was browsing your forum and wiki a lot. Reading there was very helpful over choosing a sound card for my 2600k—A sound card which is able to emulate a Sound Blaster on DOS. Long story short, I'm a Linux user. Whose familiar knows that starting Linux requires a bootloader. …