MS-DOS indie gamedev, demoscene and similar "oldschool" forums usually recommend one of these options:

1. DJGPP
2. Turbo C++
3. Watcom C/C++

I possess MiSTeR FPGA with ao486 core so thought that would be a cool target to play a bit with but I need a development environment.

So... I created a development kit repository, providing tools to create MS-DOS COM an EXE files with the current GCC. It also provides ao486-simulation configs for dosbox-x and x86box. Finally it has a QEMU launcher emulating 486 SX 33 MHz, which matches ao486.

And yes, it's GCC + GAS thing plain and simple. I'm not really familiar with nasm etc. Before GAS it was TASM (Turbo Assembler) :-) Important thing here is that it has a C orchestrator and does not require FASM to provide MZ stub.

AKA edit-compiler-run delivered :-)

As a test run I have a test program does only some silly graphics but does give 486 a good test run given that:

1. 486 optimized codebase with a mentionable portion assembly (and I really did enjoy this).
2. Weird display mode in 320x240 256 color resolution and page flpping.
3. Configures memory to flat realmode (aka "unreal mode") and piggybacks lua-precalculated texture and palette to an additional .rodata_32 section.

Will be out in the foreseeable future...

#MiSTeR #FPGA #Ao486 #DOS #486
MiSTer SuperStation One Review - RetroRGB

I just got the opportunity to test a SuperStation One - A complete, all-in-one MiSTer kit that requires basically zero setup, looks just like an original PSOne and comes with a ton of extras integrated directly into the motherboard. It also has basically every analog video output option you could imagine. And all for $235 shipped

RetroRGB -

Video: MiSTer Floppy - using real floppy drives on the MiSTer

A new YouTube video by developer Robert Smith shows how real 3.5" floppy disk drives can be used on the MiSTer FPGA system, including a look at installation steps and practical use in the MiSTer retro setup.

https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-2026-03-00022-EN.html

#Amiga #video #floppy #MiSTer

amiga-news.de - Video: MiSTer Floppy - using real floppy drives on the MiSTer

It’s finally here! #MiSTer Floppy brings real floppy disks, #SCP and #IPF support to the #Minimig FPGA core! 💾
https://youtu.be/kN8TCz7Z0n8
It's Finally Here — MiSTer Floppy Brings Real Floppy Drives to the MiSTer Minimig FPGA Core

YouTube
Richard Horne (@richrap3d.bsky.social)

Testing our MiSTer Floppy adaptor for #Multisystem2 Based on the great work of Rob Smith, this Floppy interface for the Amiga Minimig FPGA Core directly reads 3.5 inch floppy discs. More updates soon.

Bluesky Social
rivalutiamo la #nostalgia , cosa c’è di più nostalgico (e X/early millenial), ricordare con i propri amici quale bar del paese/città aveva ogni arcade che carichi sul #miSTer. Bonus è uscito Tutankham !