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fao_ • today at 12:54 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

People who are interested in DOS software might take note of "Pits", a DOS assembler demo from 2024 which features, quote:

    - Multithreading (using all hyper-threads / CPU cores)
    - Video mode up to Full HD (1920x1080 / 16 bpp)
    - 64-iterative ray-casting
    - Pure DOS with Protected Mode (no drivers, no DPMI)
https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=96532

It is a seriously technically impressive demo, if not being the most visually impressive.

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HellMood • today at 8:03 AM

Those people should also definitely check out "Mariana" (2024), a 256 byte demo from the same author, using the same techniques, which was even nominated for the Meteoriks Award for that year.

https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=96105

https://2025.meteoriks.org/laureates/#nominees-ota

  Features:
  - Multithreading (using all CPU cores & hyper-threads)
  - Full HD / HiColor (1920x1080 / 16 bpp)
  - 128-iterative fractal on FPU
  - Pure DOS (no drivers, no DPMI)