Microsoft Open-Sources MS-DOS 4.0 Under MIT License

[Slartifartblast]

Allegedly they found a hidden message in the source code.......

"Gary Kildall was here."

[oiaohm]

No. ReactOS is based on the early NT kernels, not DOS.

This one is more complex. https://reactos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=633

For people wanting to test out all the different wacky and strange ways of starting reactos it might be some use. Yes back in the day lot of people worked out different ways to be running dos then start Linux or Reactos or some other OS.

[sophisticles]

Why shouldn't it?

Because as you acknowledged, if it compiles to 16-bit code, it won't run on 64-bit Windows.

[sophisticles]

Allegedly they found a hidden message in the source code.......

"Gary Kildall was here."

That was pretty funny.

Take your like.

[avis]

Because as you acknowledged, if it compiles to 16-bit code, it won't run on 64-bit Windows.

AFAIK it produces 32bit code. The 16bit code issue was not related to this post.

[Nocturnal64]

?? What's not working for you?

Most games have versions that do not require the GFWL client. You can still install the GFWL client on W10/W11.

AFAIK Games for Windows Live client does not work anymore, Microsoft turned off the service. Windows 11 tells me I can’t install the client. The DVD I have does not contain non-GFWL installer.

You connect violently into the configuration, take over the internal comunication between components. You touch, things not meant for you, and are surprised that something stops working.

I only want pre-Windows 8 functionality back.