MS-DOS - Revision history

Rivest–Shamir–Adleman: Ports & Excellent work with the article mr. Chason, should be voted for {{Featured}}

2026-07-21T01:05:41Z

Ports & Excellent work with the article mr. Chason, should be voted for {{Featured}}

Ray Chason: Current DOS version; notes on OS/2; version tag

2026-06-10T02:05:20Z

Current DOS version; notes on OS/2; version tag

Ray Chason: NetHack 5.0.0 release

2026-05-03T00:18:33Z

NetHack 5.0.0 release

Umbire the Phantom: spacing, update version

2025-03-09T23:25:18Z

spacing, update version

Ray Chason: Again, link to the DevTeam's distribution

2025-03-09T19:04:18Z

Again, link to the DevTeam's distribution

Ray Chason: /* NetHack 3.6.0 through 3.6.7 */ Link to the DevTeam's distribution

2025-03-09T19:03:04Z

‎NetHack 3.6.0 through 3.6.7: Link to the DevTeam's distribution

Cathartes: /* NetHack 3.6.0 through 3.6.5 */ 3.6.7 in section title

2023-03-26T03:24:54Z

‎NetHack 3.6.0 through 3.6.5: 3.6.7 in section title

Ray Chason: Release for 3.6.7

2023-03-25T23:32:49Z

Release for 3.6.7

Ray Chason: Point to 3.6.5 release

2020-02-09T13:31:37Z

Point to 3.6.5 release

Ray Chason: Features checked in for 3.7

2020-02-06T23:15:31Z

Features checked in for 3.7

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 This article deals mainly with support for Hack and NetHack, in versions past and present, on MS-DOS.
-Few modern desktops run MS-DOS, and indeed Microsoft discontinued support for the product long ago.  Nonetheless, most modern Wintels can play the MS-DOS version of [[NetHack 3.4.3]] or the [https://nethack.org/download/3.6.7/nh367dos.zip official build] for [[NetHack 3.6.7]], as 32-bit versions of Windows and OS/2 can all run MS-DOS programs. [http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/ DOSBox] runs the MS-DOS NetHack on any platform that can run DOSBox.
+Few modern desktops run MS-DOS, and indeed Microsoft discontinued support for the product long ago.  Nonetheless, most modern Wintels can play the MS-DOS version of [[NetHack 3.4.3]] or the [https://www.nethack.org/download/5.0.0/NH500DOS2.ZIP official build] for [[NetHack 5.0.0]], as 32-bit versions of Windows and OS/2 can all run MS-DOS programs. [http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/ DOSBox] runs the MS-DOS NetHack on any platform that can run DOSBox.
 ==Game history on MS-DOS==
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 ==IBM OS/2==
-[[OS/2]] users can run the MS-DOS version of NetHack, unless they have the [very rare] PowerPC version.
+[[OS/2]] users can run the MS-DOS version of NetHack, unless they have the [very rare] PowerPC version. It is best run under [https://www.joschs-robotics.de/dosbox/dosbox.html the OS/2 port of DOSBox]. The native DOS shell will run NetHack, but it will be limited to text mode or 16 color VGA, and third party [[tileset]]s will not work.
 ==Emulation==
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 ==References==
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 MS-DOS is still more or less officially supported. A distribution is available [https://nethack.org/download/3.6.7/nh367dos.zip from the DevTeam].
-===NetHack 3.7 and beyond===
+===NetHack 5.0.0 and beyond===
-The current development source adds two features to the MS-DOS port. One can [[wikipedia:cross-compilation|cross-compile]] the port from Linux, which is much faster than on an emulated DOS machine. Also, the VESA  BIOS support is much extended, and can now support an arbitrary tileset.
+[[NetHack 5.0.0]] adds two features to the MS-DOS port. One can [[wikipedia:cross-compilation|cross-compile]] the port from Linux, which is much faster than on an emulated DOS machine. Also, the VESA  BIOS support is much extended, and can now support an arbitrary tileset.
 ==Microsoft Windows==

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 {{wikipedia}}
 '''MS-DOS''' is the ''Microsoft Disk Operating System'', the most common operating system on PCs made in 1984.
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 Few modern desktops run MS-DOS, and indeed Microsoft discontinued support for the product long ago.  Nonetheless, most modern Wintels can play the MS-DOS version of [[NetHack 3.4.3]] or the [https://nethack.org/download/3.6.7/nh367dos.zip official build] for [[NetHack 3.6.7]], as 32-bit versions of Windows and OS/2 can all run MS-DOS programs. [http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/ DOSBox] runs the MS-DOS NetHack on any platform that can run DOSBox.
 ==Game history on MS-DOS==
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 ==References==
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+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Operating systems]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:04, 9 March 2025
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	This article deals mainly with support for Hack and NetHack, in versions past and present, on MS-DOS.		This article deals mainly with support for Hack and NetHack, in versions past and present, on MS-DOS.

−	Few modern desktops run MS-DOS, and indeed Microsoft discontinued support for the product long ago. Nonetheless, most modern Wintels can play the MS-DOS version of [[NetHack 3.4.3]] or the [https://~~github~~.~~com/chasonr/NetHack/releases~~/download/~~NetHack-~~3.6.7~~-DOS~~/~~nh367~~.zip ~~unofficial~~ build] for [[NetHack 3.6.7]], as 32-bit versions of Windows and OS/2 can all run MS-DOS programs. [http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/ DOSBox] runs the MS-DOS NetHack on any platform that can run DOSBox.	+	Few modern desktops run MS-DOS, and indeed Microsoft discontinued support for the product long ago. Nonetheless, most modern Wintels can play the MS-DOS version of [[NetHack 3.4.3]] or the [https://nethack.org/download/3.6.7/nh367dos.zip official build] for [[NetHack 3.6.7]], as 32-bit versions of Windows and OS/2 can all run MS-DOS programs. [http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/ DOSBox] runs the MS-DOS NetHack on any platform that can run DOSBox.

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 [[NetHack 3.6.1]] adds support for [[wikipedia:VESA BIOS Extensions|VESA BIOS Extensions]], and falls back to the generic statue glyph if the original VGA mode is in use. It also changes the tileset format to a BMP, the same as Windows uses. The tile size is still limited to 16x16 and the colors to 256.
-MS-DOS is still semi-officially supported. The code is in the distribution, but the DevTeam has not released an official binary. An unofficial binary distribution of 3.6.7 is available on [https://github.com/chasonr/NetHack/releases/download/NetHack-3.6.7-DOS/nh367.zip Github].
+MS-DOS is still more or less officially supported. A distribution is available [https://nethack.org/download/3.6.7/nh367dos.zip from the DevTeam].
 ===NetHack 3.7 and beyond===

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 An overlaid NetHack 3.4.3 ends up being over the 640K limit, even with a minimal set of drivers loaded.  Running it on an 8088-based PC is likely to be futile, and even a 286 should be hard-pressed to find enough room.  A 386 can load drivers outside the 640K area, but a player with a 386 can run the DJGPP NetHack.
-===NetHack 3.6.0 through 3.6.5===
+===NetHack 3.6.0 through 3.6.7===
 The addition of special [[statue]] glyphs broke the MS-DOS port in [[NetHack 3.6.0]]. The [[Tileset#NetHack 3.6.0 tileset|default tileset]] has more colors than the VGA code can handle.

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 This article deals mainly with support for Hack and NetHack, in versions past and present, on MS-DOS.
-Few modern desktops run MS-DOS, and indeed Microsoft discontinued support for the product long ago.  Nonetheless, most modern Wintels can play the MS-DOS version of [[NetHack 3.4.3]] or the unofficial build for [[NetHack 3.6.1]], as 32-bit versions of Windows and OS/2 can all run MS-DOS programs.
+Few modern desktops run MS-DOS, and indeed Microsoft discontinued support for the product long ago.  Nonetheless, most modern Wintels can play the MS-DOS version of [[NetHack 3.4.3]] or the [https://github.com/chasonr/NetHack/releases/download/NetHack-3.6.5_Released/nethack-365-msdos.zip unofficial build] for [[NetHack 3.6.5]], as 32-bit versions of Windows and OS/2 can all run MS-DOS programs. [http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/ DOSBox] runs the MS-DOS NetHack on any platform that can run DOSBox.
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 The addition of special [[statue]] glyphs broke the MS-DOS port in [[NetHack 3.6.0]]. The [[Tileset#NetHack 3.6.0 tileset|default tileset]] has more colors than the VGA code can handle.
-[[NetHack 3.6.1]] adds support for [[wikipedia:VESA BIOS Extensions|VESA BIOS Extensions]], and falls back to the generic statue glyph if the original VGA mode is in use. It also changes the tileset format to a BMP, the same as Windows uses. The tile size is still limited to 16x16 and the colors to 256. Some small changes are still needed to compile, but a [https://github.com/chasonr/NetHack/releases/tag/msdos-1|binary distribution] is available.
+[[NetHack 3.6.1]] adds support for [[wikipedia:VESA BIOS Extensions|VESA BIOS Extensions]], and falls back to the generic statue glyph if the original VGA mode is in use. It also changes the tileset format to a BMP, the same as Windows uses. The tile size is still limited to 16x16 and the colors to 256.
-MS-DOS is still semi-officially supported. The code is in the distribution, but needs a few changes to compile; the DevTeam has not released an official binary. An unofficial binary distribution of 3.6.1 is available on [https://github.com/chasonr/NetHack/releases/tag/msdos-1 Github].
+MS-DOS is still semi-officially supported. The code is in the distribution, but the DevTeam has not released an official binary. An unofficial binary distribution of 3.6.5 is available on [https://github.com/chasonr/NetHack/releases/download/NetHack-3.6.5_Released/nethack-365-msdos.zip Github].
 ===NetHack 3.7 and beyond===
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