Old MS-DOS & WIN Software

[Chuck Guzis]

On 12/2/2005 at 10:10 PM Jim Leonard wrote:

>Fred Cisin wrote:
>> DEBUG (the most useful program to ever come from Microsoft) is STILL
>> included in Windoze, even XP.
>
>Yep, I get funny looks from others when I use debug to determine what
>video 
>chipset is in unknown machines so I know what updated drivers to download.

>(Seriously -- in XP, do start->run->cmd then type debug then type "d
>c000:0000" 
>enter then enter again.)

Hmmm, I must have the DEC OMPILATION chipset, 'cause c800:0 has:

DEC
OMPILATION OR DI
SASSEMBLY PROHIB
ITED

Who'da guessed that DEC (somewhere, somehow) is still making chips?  

Actually, it's an Intel 82815, but I got that from Settings->Control
Panel->System->Hardware->Device Manager->Display Adapters.

I could have also found out by right-clicking the desktop and selecting
Properties->Settings->Advanced->Adapter (that is, if I had the right
display driver installed).

Or I could have checked the registry...

Cheers,
Chuck