Re: Microsoft open sources DOS 1.0

From	Keithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: Microsoft open sources DOS 1.0
Date	2026-05-07 10:49 +1000
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On 7/05/2026 6:29 am, JJ wrote:
> On 6 May 2026 14:09:18 GMT, Frank Slootweg wrote:
>>
>>    All true, but my point is that the boot sector bootstrap code is not
>> really a part of MS-DOS,
> 
> Yes it does. You can't use boot sector bootstrap code from e.g. IBM PC-DOS
> or FreeDOS, to boot MS-DOS.
> 
> You're probably referring to the MBR bootstrap code, which is OS
> independent.

https://thestarman.pcministry.com/asm/mbr/DOS50FDB.htm

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Microsoft open sources DOS 1.0 Axel <none@not.here> - 2026-05-05 10:04 +1000
  Re: Microsoft open sources DOS 1.0 JJ <jj4public@gmail.com> - 2026-05-05 13:37 +0700
    Re: Microsoft open sources DOS 1.0 Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-05-05 12:57 +0000
      Re: Microsoft open sources DOS 1.0 Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-05-05 13:50 +0000
      Re: Microsoft open sources DOS 1.0 JJ <jj4public@gmail.com> - 2026-05-06 15:02 +0700
        Re: Microsoft open sources DOS 1.0 Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-05-06 14:09 +0000
          Re: Microsoft open sources DOS 1.0 JJ <jj4public@gmail.com> - 2026-05-07 03:29 +0700
            Re: Microsoft open sources DOS 1.0 Keithr0 <nothing.to.see@here.com.au> - 2026-05-07 10:49 +1000
            Re: Microsoft open sources DOS 1.0 Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-05-07 12:24 +0000

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