If you’re interested in developing for and programming on MS-DOS and other variants of the venerable operating system, SuperIlu has collected the various tools and applications they use and like for this very task. In case you’re wondering who SuperIlu is – they are the developer of things like DOStodon, a Mastodon client for DOS, DOjS, and much more.
This is my short list of interesting resources for MS-DOS development. This is neither meant to be unbiased nor exhaustive, it is just a list of software/tools I know and/or use. The focus is on free and open source software.
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None of the items on the list are abandonware, so there’s no risk of relying on things that are no longer being developed. With most of the items also being free and open source software, you can further be assured you’re safe from the odd rugpull. If you’re into DOS development, this is a treasure trove.
And… if you want to do something really cool…
http://www.oldskool.org/demos/explained/demo_graphics.html
The demo scene, and “high end” effects on classic hardware and operating systems.
@Thom: It might be good to do a feature on this part of the classic hardware history, as they have really pushed the envelope of what could be achievable.
sukru,
Ah that brings back fond memories. I wrote a Haiku:
Alfman,
Nice Haiku! (Yes turning your beloved hobby into a job takes out the soul of it)
Let me share my secret. I follow a vintage gaming channel. And they happened to share these in their latest video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIQ74_DRWEM
More links that could bring nostalgia (and also how awesome things people could do on limited hardware):
https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=1674131
https://trixter.oldskool.org/2015/04/07/8088-mph-we-break-all-your-emulators/
And a visual studio plugin for developing Amiga demos (I was never in that scene, though):
https://github.com/BartmanAbyss/vscode-amiga-debug