MS-DOS 4.0 Source Code Fails to Compile

Date:
Sat, 27 Apr 2024 04:43:50 GMT

Description:
Plus: Source comments, by Microsoft, calling the creator of DOS "brain-damaged" get censored.

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Yesterday, Microsoft released the source code for MS-DOS 4.0... an action which I have encouraged Microsoft to take for many years (including when I worked at Microsoft).

And, while this source code release is most definitely a win for the preservation of computer history, there are some rather ridiculous issues
with it.

Most notably:

The source doesn't actually fully compile . It is not usable in its current state.

The source code has been modified by Microsoft -- even after the publication this week -- reducing the historical value of the code.

Also Microsoft claims to have lost some source code .

Yeah. You read that first bullet point right. It does not compile . I'll walk you through the details (including a step-by-step guide for how you can fail to compile MS-DOS 4.0 yourself).

But, first, a little backstory. Full article at Lunduke.Locals.com

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Link to news story: https://lunduke.substack.com/p/ms-dos-40-source-code-fails-to-compile


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