2 Aug
1998
2 Aug
'98
7:42 p.m.
Hello, all:
Another crazy project...
While working on my old-DOS decompilation project, I've found that it
would be handy to have some sort of ICE hardware/software to watch the
boot-up sequence, examine specific registers, test code fragments, etc....
How about this...how about a virtual PC running
under OS/2 or Windows
NT? ...
How about dosemu under Linux? It's complete enough that we used to load
NDIS drivers and emulate a PC well enough to log into the Novell network
at work and read e-mail, etc., from DOS. I do not know the state of
debugging tools for dosemu, but it's copylefted - you can add in all the
features your schedule permits.
Presumably you can tell it you want an 8088 vs something newer, but I
don't know that for certain. I haven't used it since 1996, so I can't
comment on its current state. Your milage may vary, yadda, yadda, yadda.
-ethan