SvarDOS – an open-source DOS distribution

(svardos.org)

59 points | by d_silin 8 hours ago ago

10 comments

  • yjftsjthsd-h 8 hours ago ago

    So apparently this isn't "just" a FreeDOS distro? That's interesting; I sorta didn't realize there were multiple living DOS implementations.

    > SvarDOS uses a fork of the Enhanced DR-DOS kernel, whose development is kept on the EDR github repository.

    • stuaxo 5 hours ago ago

      The idea is to make it more compatible with DOS 6.x

      So I believe things like Long filenames are not emphasised.

  • kristopolous 7 hours ago ago

    btw, if you want to keep up with the freedos community (unfortunately) the facebook group is the best place to do it https://www.facebook.com/groups/freedosproject/

  • lastdong 6 hours ago ago

    Is this link really http? Safari on latest iOS refuses to open it.

    (All modern browsers will do the same although on desktop you could bypass security restrictions.)

    On the upside not being able to open the link led me to find out 86box emulator.

    • wobfan 5 hours ago ago

      That's interesting, Firefox and Safari on iOS 18 do open it - didn't know that they changed the default behaviour in 26 apparently.

      But yes it's HTTP-only, I think it's by choice.

      • M95D 4 hours ago ago

        > I think it's by choice.

        To work with Arachne?

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachne_(web_browser)

      • nottorp 4 hours ago ago

        Old school :)

        Maybe the comments form in the forum could use https. Nothing else that I can see really needs it.

      • lastdong 4 hours ago ago

        It’s working now, must have been something to do with ISP/Firewall/?. Thanks

  • thesnide 3 hours ago ago

    bladeenc... now that brings some memories!

    svardos comes with a nice package assortment indeed