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		ale42 3 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: RetroTick – Run classic Windows EXEs in t... Funny project... Tried to run SHELL from QBASIC, but it crashes: `D:\qbasic.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. Reason: illegal instruction Address: 0x00002fee`

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lqs_ 3 days ago | [–]

DOS interrupt support is still limited. Running SHELL would essentially require implementing a full MS-DOS COMMAND.COM, which is a significant undertaking.

stuaxo 3 days ago | | [–]

Ralph browns interrupt list could go a long way to getting stuff working.

stuaxo 3 days ago | [–]

Oh, I did exactly the same :D

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