At 04:45 PM 4/6/2012, Alex wrote: >On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 12:41 AM, Rugxulo <rugx...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 16-bit is dead, no machines are made purely 16-bit anymore. AMD64 long > > mode doesn't (properly) support 16-bit at all, and popular compilers > > like GCC never cared to support it. Also, people hate it, so a lot of > > C code uses 32-bit-isms, sadly. We can't change any of that. > >There was once a FreeDOS-32 (32 bit) project being developed. What >happened to it? Their website is still there, but not much news. Does >anyone have some more info about the actual prospects of its >development? (Guesswork is welcome too).
IMHO, it was a still-born project from the get-go... You can't develop a 32bit OS as they intended and still be compatible with DOS... >Just to be clear, which is the best Pascal version available to date >for FreeDOS? Best? IMHO, the mentioned Turbo Pascal 5.5, as it is available for free from Embarcadero's web site. It runs on 16 bit DOS and produces 16 bit DOS applications. With limited use of resources and light years faster and with a better IDE than anything else... Ralf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
