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dos2unix 6.0
2012-05-07 10:35
Erwin Waterlander released dos2unix 6.0. Most important changes: * Conversion of Windows UTF-16 files to Unix UTF-8 files. * Conversion of Unix UTF-8 files to Windows UTF-8 files with byte order mark. The new functionality to convert UTF-16 to UTF-8 is only available on Windows and Unix. For FreeDOS users there is no change compared to version 5.3.3. http://waterlan.home.xs4all.nl/dos2unix.html
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Blocek Editor
2012-04-26 8:56
Ladislav Lacina writes: "After few years is there a small update of my text editor Blocek. I am stuck in the transition to 2.0 version (which is very different). However I decided I can still make small changes in the old codebase: Text editing part hasn't any new features but the other functionality - image viewing - is updated. As in previous releases, all sources are available, together with complete GUI library Wokna32. Changelog: + Now can load vector image format .WMF (so Blocek can serve also as a converter from .WMF format into .BMP because of the screenshot feature) - fixed occasional bug when shelling into DOS * compiled with current version of graphics library VenomGFX" Download from http://www.laaca-mirror.ic.cz/
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FASM 1.70 (386+)
2012-04-18 6:58
On April 17, Tomasz Grysztar released FASM 1.70. Some of the (many) changes: supports latest x86 extensions (AVX, AVX2, AES, CLMUL, FMA, RDRAND, FSGSBASE, F16C, FMA4, XOP, MOVBE, BMI, TBM, INVPCID, HLE, RTM), extended rept, added symbol reference table to symbol dump, added assert, added default values for macros, added relativeto, fully supports internal 64-bit signed and unsigned calculations, etc. etc. Grab the DOS .ZIP (.EXE + IDE .EXE + srcs + eg + txt) at http://flatassembler.net/index.php or mirrored at http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/devel/asm/fasm/ . Big thanks to our beloved "assembly artist"!
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Progess on web site redesign
2012-04-01 7:52
I wanted to share an update on our FreeDOS web site redesign. Again, thank you to everyone who sent us comments on the test design, at either stage of the design process. Your feedback was very useful in improving the usability of the web site, and I think directly contributed to the improved design. I've posted a summary of your feedback so far on the new web redesign: http://sourceforge.net/userapps/wordpress/jhall1/2012/04/01/progress-on-web-site-redesign/
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Updated UIDE/UIDE2 reduced size
2012-03-29 9:57
From Jack: "Johnson Lam has posted a new DRIVERS.ZIP file, now dated 23-Mar-2012, on his website. The UIDE and UIDE2 drivers now use only 912 bytes of upper-or DOS memory with their /H switch! To do this, UIDE now runs 30 BIOS units (was 34) same as UIDE2, and the logic in both to handle caching requests from other drivers has been revised to save space. See the UIDE.TXT file, for details about this. No change to the other drivers, and the update for UIDE and UIDE2 is only for convenience, not a 'bug fix'." Get the update at http://johnson.tmfc.net/dos/driver.html
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Testing a new web design
2012-03-26 2:54
As you know, I've been developing a new design for the FreeDOS web site. Last week, you gave very valuable feedback for what was working, and what needed to be be improved. I've posted an updated web design at our test site, and I'd like YOUR INPUT on how this works for you. The new design should now work on all browser sizes and screen resolutions, including mobile devices. Please visit the test site at http://test.freedos.org/ and use the form (on the test site) to give your comments. Your feedback is appreciated!
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NASM 2.10
2012-03-25 2:15
NASM 2.10 is finally out! Although they recently reverted to the older 2.09 preprocessor for this release, the newer one is still in the works. Other changes include added support for AVX2, Bit Manipulation Instructions 1+2, Intel TSX, Linux x32 ELF ABI support, and support for UTF-16BE and UTF-32 strings. Grab binaries (DJGPP 386+) and BSD-licensed sources from http://www.nasm.us/ or mirrored at http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/devel/asm/nasm/ .
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FlWriter GUI text processor
2012-03-21 3:14
Georg writes: "I ported a WYSIWYG text processing program called FlWriter to DOS based on my port of the FLTK GUI toolkit. I also added and extended many functions. FlWriter has a graphical user interface and displays the text in different fonts, plus bold, italic and underline. You can select text with the mouse and then cut and paste it. There is a search function and the text can be idented if required. For printing the graphics of the entered text you can select Postscript or PDF file output and you can also generate print files for HP printers like Deskjet or Laserjet as well as Canon Bubblejet. FlWriter will import HTML, RTF, PDF and plain text files. It can export RTF, Latex and text files." Screenshots of this program at http://code.google.com/p/nanox-microwindows-nxlib-fltk-for-dos/wiki/FlWriter - or download directly from http://nanox-microwindows-nxlib-fltk-for-dos.googlecode.com/files/flwriter_1.0.zip
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Testing the FreeDOS web site
2012-03-17 10:15
I've posted a summary of your feedback so far on the new web redesign. Thank you for your comments! If you haven’t posted your feedback yet, I encourage you to do so, make sure your voice is heard. In a few days, I’ll start work on a new test design, and get that posted on Friday or Saturday. http://sourceforge.net/userapps/wordpress/jhall1/2012/03/20/update-on-freedos-web-redesign/
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Mined 2012.21 (386+)
2012-03-12 10:43
Thomas Wolff has released Mined 2012.21, the latest version of his console Unicode text editor. "[Interactive]: * New File switcher: menu listing of opened files (tab-like). [Character information]: * Updated to Unicode 6.1. [Interworking]: * Interworking enhancements both for more legacy systems and terminals." Grab a copy of the DJGPP binary + GPL sources from http://www.towo.net/mined/ or mirrored at http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/edit/mined/ .
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