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The FreeDOS Project
freedosproject@fosstodon.org
BIG NEWS:
Jeremy Davis has been collecting changes to the FreeDOS kernel, and recently announced a new version.
Kernel 2044 is an incremental maintenance release with a mix of build fixes, boot/runtime edge‑case fixes, and compatibility updates. Most importantly, this version includes updates aimed at improving Windows 3.x Enhanced Mode compatibility.
Downloads and full details on GitHub:
https://github.com/FDOS/kernel/releases/tag/ke2044
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this version!
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Mia Rose 🖋️ Second Draft [81%]
MiaWinter@tech.lgbt@nepi so you're telling me c++ is the new testament?
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@eclairwolf not a book. But I've come to appreciate the W3Schools website for the python language reference. It's where I got my start.
They even have the ability to let you run example code to see how the language works
https://www.w3schools.com/python/
They even have the ability to let you run example code to see how the language works
https://www.w3schools.com/python/
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It was on this day seven years ago that I had my partner in gay crimes. My boyfriend, Cal. He's been with me in so many adventures and dates and all of life's challenges. I don't know what I'd do without him.
I can't believe it has lasted this long and that I found someone that loves my company and my bullshit. I'm blessed to have such a partner. Love to see this relationship go another year
Happy anniversary babe
I can't believe it has lasted this long and that I found someone that loves my company and my bullshit. I'm blessed to have such a partner. Love to see this relationship go another year
Happy anniversary babe
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Dot making sure the VF-26 is ready to hit the track! Pic for Dot the Corgi.
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Kinky Kishin
KinkyKishin@meow.socialAre you a boy, a girl, or something else? Do you wanna be something different? We're happy to help with that. 💙💚
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And while everyone knows that the Early Bird Gets the Worm, they overlook that the worm was early too.
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I spent this whole weekend attempting to get QEMM and DesqView/X to run. But all I got was a wild adventure through the first Mb of ram instead. Which is a shame. I find it really special that dos was an operating system that was able to run an X11 windowing system.
I've also played more around with #vim but vim-plug does require an actual executable of git to get off the floor, so there goes my dreams of having my dream vim setup on dos right off the bat. I may have to consider writing my own #dos vim plugin manager that would curl the packages as a zip/tar and extracts them within the vim directory.
Then I'm sure there's going to be the fact that not that many vim plugins were made with DOS in mind.
Dos has its work cut out for it - that's for sure. I should probably document what I've been doing to bring the OS to relevancy cause I believe Dos is still fun and worth playing around with. More folks in Gen-Y and younger should give DOS a chance. Not in a serious sense, that's something that I feel Linux definitely deserves over Windows. But in a personal sense. There's lots that people can do to leave their mark on DOS much in the way that in the day of social media and in vibe-coded software, people still make their own websites and their own software by hand.
There's something to it with the fact that DOS has becoming vintage software that makes it worth exploring again. I cant quite put my finger on it but is sparks something in me.
#retrocomputing
I've also played more around with #vim but vim-plug does require an actual executable of git to get off the floor, so there goes my dreams of having my dream vim setup on dos right off the bat. I may have to consider writing my own #dos vim plugin manager that would curl the packages as a zip/tar and extracts them within the vim directory.
Then I'm sure there's going to be the fact that not that many vim plugins were made with DOS in mind.
Dos has its work cut out for it - that's for sure. I should probably document what I've been doing to bring the OS to relevancy cause I believe Dos is still fun and worth playing around with. More folks in Gen-Y and younger should give DOS a chance. Not in a serious sense, that's something that I feel Linux definitely deserves over Windows. But in a personal sense. There's lots that people can do to leave their mark on DOS much in the way that in the day of social media and in vibe-coded software, people still make their own websites and their own software by hand.
There's something to it with the fact that DOS has becoming vintage software that makes it worth exploring again. I cant quite put my finger on it but is sparks something in me.
#retrocomputing
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Been trying my darnest to get my favorite #vim setup to work on my most favorite OS. 
I figure I share anyway because despite the failure I'm facing now, we really gotten over a few roadblocks in setting up networking and pulling data over https.
curl doesn't have the means to pull data from https out of the box because it lacks the means to generate sufficient randomness for SSL. To correct this, you need a dedicated random$ device driver.
#freedos has the noise driver available for the i386 and Pentium x86 cpus. You get it from the lynx web browser package. Then load that from FDCONFIG.SYS
Unfortunately, I'm now butting up against the fact that vim-plug works with git, and there's no official git app for DOS at this time. I wonder if I can fake it by making a script within %PATH%
#retrocomputing
I figure I share anyway because despite the failure I'm facing now, we really gotten over a few roadblocks in setting up networking and pulling data over https.
curl doesn't have the means to pull data from https out of the box because it lacks the means to generate sufficient randomness for SSL. To correct this, you need a dedicated random$ device driver.
#freedos has the noise driver available for the i386 and Pentium x86 cpus. You get it from the lynx web browser package. Then load that from FDCONFIG.SYS
Unfortunately, I'm now butting up against the fact that vim-plug works with git, and there's no official git app for DOS at this time. I wonder if I can fake it by making a script within %PATH%
#retrocomputing
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@kirakira I definitely can believe it. Just find a corner in the map. Keep the joystick pushed towards the corner.
Then pause the game
Eventually the boundaries of the movement vector will overflow causing it to be inverted completely in the opposite direction.
Unpause the game
You will be backwards long jumping into a parallel universe on just half a button press
Then pause the game
Eventually the boundaries of the movement vector will overflow causing it to be inverted completely in the opposite direction.
Unpause the game
You will be backwards long jumping into a parallel universe on just half a button press
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re: complaining about a trend in lewd art
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@kasdeya that's part of it. Yeah. Artists can make fanfiction of characters that typically don't have any appeal to bring appeal to their audience.
Sometimes those characters do have a different kind of appeal. Maybe these characters tap into your sense of nostalgia. Maybe these characters are an icon, a symbol for something?
Of all the characters to make gay, trans, and communist - why did I make it the cast from Nintendo and not Sesame Street?
You ever notice the first thing folks did when Winnie the Pooh entered Public Domain, they turned the character into a horror slasher film? Winnie the Pooh the Original Character represented something to the public and their own childhoods. Innocent, friendly, kind. The directors of the Winnie the Pooh slasher put a mirror to the characters iconography as a means of shock value. And there's an appeal to the public with playing with the iconography of certain characters with what these characters represent.
Why is Thomas the Tank Engine turned into a figurehead for dank weed and Eldritch horror?
Why are the characters from TF2 and Left for Dead going on an endless list of absurd machinima and music videos?
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Not only is it about turning off that critical thinking about why these characters are in these fictional scenarios in order to add appeal to an otherwise unappealing character, it's also about playing with symbolism and subtext that is embedded in the characters themselves. The Fan Fiction brings a distorted lens through these characters and with it creates novel experiences that the public is able to connect with
Sometimes those characters do have a different kind of appeal. Maybe these characters tap into your sense of nostalgia. Maybe these characters are an icon, a symbol for something?
Of all the characters to make gay, trans, and communist - why did I make it the cast from Nintendo and not Sesame Street?
You ever notice the first thing folks did when Winnie the Pooh entered Public Domain, they turned the character into a horror slasher film? Winnie the Pooh the Original Character represented something to the public and their own childhoods. Innocent, friendly, kind. The directors of the Winnie the Pooh slasher put a mirror to the characters iconography as a means of shock value. And there's an appeal to the public with playing with the iconography of certain characters with what these characters represent.
Why is Thomas the Tank Engine turned into a figurehead for dank weed and Eldritch horror?
Why are the characters from TF2 and Left for Dead going on an endless list of absurd machinima and music videos?
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TLDR:
Not only is it about turning off that critical thinking about why these characters are in these fictional scenarios in order to add appeal to an otherwise unappealing character, it's also about playing with symbolism and subtext that is embedded in the characters themselves. The Fan Fiction brings a distorted lens through these characters and with it creates novel experiences that the public is able to connect with
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never underestimate the potential depth of horniness
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complaining about a trend in lewd art
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@kasdeya It's more or less wish fulfillment and the core of many of fictions - "What if this were a thing tho?"
So exploring outside what one imagines as possible, many would just create such unrealistic fictions where certain characters were drastically different from their mainline presentation because it brought whatever the intended audience of the fiction joy.
Just like Doom Guy finding kinship with Animal Crossing's Isabelle being met with the joy of many people - What if I make every Nintendo IP Character Communist, Gay, and Trans? I feel that would be delightful.
So exploring outside what one imagines as possible, many would just create such unrealistic fictions where certain characters were drastically different from their mainline presentation because it brought whatever the intended audience of the fiction joy.
Just like Doom Guy finding kinship with Animal Crossing's Isabelle being met with the joy of many people - What if I make every Nintendo IP Character Communist, Gay, and Trans? I feel that would be delightful.
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