It is still possible to easily compile 16bit DOS programs in this modern world on 64bit Windows. What you will…
NASM 16-bit COM file example
The following is a simple NASM assembly hello world example that produces a 16-bit COM executable. It will not run…
Compiling C to 16bit 8086 binaries with MS C Compiler 3.0
The Microsoft C compiler 3.0 generates 8086 binaries which can be useful if you want to target an older 16bit architecture…
Redirecting output to a temporary file in a Batch file where the filename is held in a variable
In MS DOS Batch files you can redirect output to a file like this: However if you wish to run…
MingGW Makefile for Win32++ samples and tutorials
Quoting directly from the SourceForge project description, “Win32++ is a C++ library used to build windows applications. It supports most…
MinGW Windows Icon Resource example
Resource files contain data that can be included in Windows DLL and EXE files. MS Visual studio helps with creating…
Compiling a very basic MinGW Windows Hello World executable in C with a Makefile
MinGW provides a complete Open Source programming tool set to compile native MS Windows applications, which do not depend on…
Accessing Sqlite from a VBS script
It is quite easy, if not a little messy, to create a VBS script to create and access data in…
DOS Batch file menu system
Even though there are many newer and better ways to create a menu and user interface, at times it can…
Importing BASIC code in to VICE C64 emulator with copy and paste
Often emulators require you to jump through hoops to get programs in an out of them. This may require various…
