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Microsoft Just Released MS-DOS Source Code! (github.com)

submitted 8 months ago by pastermil@sh.itjust.works to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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[-] DogWater@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

Is this useful for hobbyists besides poking around and seeking the design philosophy at work back then?

Like would there be any advantage or reason to implement this in a home project? For example maybe that it's lightweight and has some rare compatibility or anything like that?

[-] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 32 points 8 months ago

I think its interesting from a historical perspective.

I imagine people will examine the code, find easter eggs, bugs, unknown features, amusing comments etc.

I look forward to seeing what is found.

[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

Looking forward to the "when I wrote this code, only god and I knew how it works. Now only god knows" comments.

[-] bigredcar@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

There are a lot of decades old embedded systems out there. Every so often you hear about a big company still relying on floppy disks and other old tech, including major railways and airplane companies. Having the source code will help with debugging better than having to disassemble or other reverse engineering.