the retrocomputing topic

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minikiwigeek2 wrote:
-OctoSquid- wrote:
#17
Nice! Whenever I get a spare USB drive, I want to try booting into FreeDOS on a modern computer, just to see how it runs.
i'm real curious as to whether there's anyone out there who actually unironically uses dos on a daily basis

Does using dosbox count as using dos on a daily basis?

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minikiwigeek2

-OctoSquid- wrote:
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Does using dosbox count as using dos on a daily basis?

i meant using it as a standard operating system, but sure, that's fine too.

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minikiwigeek2 wrote:
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Does using dosbox count as using dos on a daily basis?
i meant using it as a standard operating system, but sure, that's fine too.

Later, just for fun, I might learn how to and make it a fun challenge to spend a day with only dos as an os

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The80sTimeTraveller

-OctoSquid- wrote:
minikiwigeek2 wrote:
-OctoSquid- wrote:
#21
Does using dosbox count as using dos on a daily basis?
i meant using it as a standard operating system, but sure, that's fine too.
Later, just for fun, I might learn how to and make it a fun challenge to spend a day with only dos as an os

Throw in a network card and spend the day browsing gopher sites

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The80sTimeTraveller wrote:
-OctoSquid- wrote:
minikiwigeek2 wrote:
-OctoSquid- wrote:
#21
Does using dosbox count as using dos on a daily basis?
i meant using it as a standard operating system, but sure, that's fine too.
Later, just for fun, I might learn how to and make it a fun challenge to spend a day with only dos as an os
Throw in a network card and spend the day browsing gopher sites

I don't have a real retro computer, so I would probably just use dosbox.

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How old does a computer have to be in order to be considered retro?

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minikiwigeek2

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How old does a computer have to be in order to be considered retro?

depends on the person, but in regards to this topic you're allowed to discuss any computers released after the year 2005.

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Are there any modern games made for dos or have dos ports?

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-OctoSquid- wrote:
Are there any modern games made for dos or have dos ports?

Yeah, PETSCII Robots and Planet X3 are some I remember.

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minikiwigeek2

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Are there any modern games made for dos or have dos ports?

yeah, demakes happen on all kinds of consoles and computers. they're usually just for fun, though.

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minikiwigeek2

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I am currently working on developing an Intel 8086 emulator, here on Scratch. It is pretty unfinished, but I have some of the basics done, and I have found good documentation.

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