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In a classic "it's me" move, now that it's January (after the #DOScember deadline), I finally managed to boot the 486DLC into DOS.

Also wrote my first XT-IDE ROM in the process, not because it's technically needed, but because I wanted auto-detection, because I was too lazy to figure out the "geometry" of the 256MB DoM I use... 🤪

Also managed to get online using mTCP (IRC log feat. @ratman), and figured out this thing is pretty slow for a 486DLC. Oh, well... 🤷‍♂️

Last minute #DOScember entry, if fiddling with BIOS stuff counts... A while ago I bought this Soyo 386DX mainboard with a 486DLC + FPU in it from evilBay, with the intent of reproducing one of the quirky and weird setups of my youth. But that board had Mr. BIOS in it, while this thing came with AMI BIOS.

So I bought a handful of 27C512 EPROMs, burned a matching Mr. BIOS image thanks to the preservation efforts of people on Vogons.org, a quick chip swap and here we go. 😍

The sun is about to set on #DOScember and 2024, but hopefully my Sun will let me run DOS applications into 2025 via the SunPCi card… that is, if it works - it could be my final eBay regret of 2024. Let’s find out live this evening starting at 6PM EST! youtube.com/live/DcIa4CoPl90?s

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SvarDOS: DR-DOS is reborn as an open source operating system

A #DOScember surprise: fits on a single floppy, but has a network-capable package manager With its recent switch to a different kernel, SvarDOS moves from being a distro of FreeDOS to greater independence.…
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The Register · SvarDOS: DR-DOS is reborn as an open source operating systemBy Liam Proven

SvarDOS: DR-DOS is reborn as an open source operating system

A #DOScember surprise: fits on a single floppy, but has a network-capable package manager With its recent switch to a different kernel, SvarDOS moves from being a distro of FreeDOS to greater independence.…
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The Register · SvarDOS: DR-DOS is reborn as an open source operating systemBy Liam Proven

Happy Friday and Merry Christmas to everyone, I've officially finished work for a two week break. What more could you want at this time of year in #Doscember than to build a dream machine from your childhood, my second PC was a 486 desktop and I'm going to build one from scratch.
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MastodonGammitin (Ben) 💾 (@Gammitin@mastodon.social)Attached: 1 image 486DX2-66 Build is on! Here's a line up of everything going into it. Everything is getting a deep clean before proceeding, including a refurb and clean of the AT PSU. It's gonna be fun! ☺️