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Re:Show HN: A simple way to write standalone C programs for ... by Accujack on Thursday October 03, 2019 @10:39AM (#21147514)
That's literally what DOS is... a loading program that itself ran from a boot sector and provided services layered on top of BIOS calls.
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Re:Show HN: A simple way to write standalone C programs for ... by qx89l4 on Thursday October 03, 2019 @12:58PM (#21149125)
I "discovered" DOS 25 years ago, not sure what's your point?
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Re:Show HN: A simple way to write standalone C programs for ... by blacksmith_tb on Thursday October 03, 2019 @05:19PM (#21152342)
Sorry, I read your comment as "he's running this on DOS" not "he's made something that runs at the same level as DOS".
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