DesertFOX1d ago

Thanks to a recent upload to the Internet Archive from "LazArchive", I could finally put together a set of compatible MS-DOS 3.31 floppy disks. The COMPAQ FASTART utility disk from 1989 finally works as intended using the COMPAQ User Programs v6.01 Rev B. This never worked for me before, so it's a huge improvement! 😃

MS-DOS v3.31 is a particularly useful version of DOS, because it was the first version to support a partition size of over 32MB... up to 512MB!

Link: https://archive.org/details/compaq331
Another Link: https://archive.org/details/ms-dos.ver.-3.31d-oem-compaq.-english

#DOS #MSDOS #COMPAQ #Microsoft #Retro #80s #80er #80s #IBMPC #Emulation #86Box #Tech #DOSGaming #RetroComputing

Show threadCyningstan1d ago
If a #StarCadre Combat Class unit carries more items than they can manage, they'll start to slow down, and nearly everything they do will take more of their precious action points. So don't over-equip your units, and when on a gathering mission, share out the load between the units that can manage it best. Each unit can carry a number of items equal to their strength minus 2, before encumbrance takes effect. Get the game from https://cyningstan.itch.io/star-cadre-combat-class #ibmpc #msdos #cga
Show threadCyningstan3d ago
The shield is a round wooden buckler with an iron rim, the shield provides protection from enemy blows when equipped in the offhand. Get The #ChambersBeneath from https://cyningstan.itch.io/the-chambers-beneath #roguelike #ibmpc #msdos #cga
Show threadCyningstan4d ago
Level 7 of Double Trouble is split into a number of chambers. Two droids must each figure out their own way of crossing a chamber full of patrolling guards. It's easiest to shoot them, and a phaser is provided for the purpose. Get the game and the level pack from https://cyningstan.itch.io/team-droid #TeamDroid #ibmpc #msdos #cga
Show threadCyningstan5d ago
Sandbanks clog up many of the rivers and coastal areas around the islands. Air Fighters and Hoverbugs can travel over Sandbanks, but of the sea units, only Mining Boats can navigate these shallow areas, and even those at a careful pace. https://cyningstan.itch.io/waterworld. #ibmpc #msdos #cga #BarrenPlanet #Waterworld
Cyningstan5d ago
Today, YouTube creator Sparcie uploaded this lovely video showcasing The #ChambersBeneath - check it out for a brief overview of the game! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwR6V9WFfAE #ibmpc #msdos #cga
MS-DOS Homebrew: The Chambers Beneath

YouTube
DesertFOX5d ago

Installing a few simple DOS games on my Mac mini. 86Box is running like a charm on the M4 chip. 🙂

#RetroGaming #MacOS #MacGaming #Emulation #Gaming #86Box #DOSGaming #MSDOS #IBMPC #86Box #FloppyDisk #Diskette #90er #90s

CyningstanMar 22
Opportunity Attacks in #StarCadre Combat Class allow units to attack enemies during the enemy's turn. If a unit has enough action points when an enemy appears within attack range, the unit will attack. Using opportunity attacks you're not taken by surprise when the enemy takes their turn! But beware, because the computer can use opportunity attacks too. Get the game from https://cyningstan.itch.io/star-cadre-combat-class #ibmpc #msdos #cga
ARGVMI~1.PIFMar 20

TIL that the #IBMPC didn't come with just #MSDOS. It had *four* operating systems available from the start.

I imagine that's why it was designed to boot from disk, and not a fixed ROM operating system like the #Macintosh.

The four original IBM PC operating systems were:

* #ROM #BASIC
* UCSD p-System, an OS built around a #bytecode interpreter for #Pascal
* CP/M-86, an x86 version of #CPM
* #IBM PC #DOS, a knock-off of CP/M from a little-known company called #Microsoft

#retrocomputing

DesertFOXMar 20

Nachschub für die 90er Retro-Software-Sammlung! Heute gibt es die deutsche Vollversion des Betriebssystems "Windows NT 4.0" auf CD-ROM. Natürlich inkl. der kompletten ISO, dem Service Pack 6a und sauberen Scans in 600dpi. Einen Satz kompatibler NT-Bootdisketten habe ich ebenfalls verlinkt.

Ich bin auch heute noch immer wieder begeistert, wie cool diese klassischen Microsoft CD-ROMs aussahen!

https://archive.org/details/nt4_de-sp1_cdrom

Viel Spaß damit! 😜

#WindowsNT #WinNT #Windows #Microsoft #90er #90s #Software #Computing #Retro #RetroComputing #IBMPC #Betriebssystem #CDROM