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@geosone geosone released this 13 Oct 04:47
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v8.50
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Open 386MAX 8.50 – the GPL 386MAX memory manager, built entirely with open-source tools (JWasm/JWlink, OpenWatcom) from this repository.

Downloads (one build per language: US English, GR German)

Media English German
1.44 MB floppy set (disk 1 = installers + 386MAX.1, disk 2 = 386MAX.2) open386max-8.50-us-disk1.img, -disk2.img open386max-8.50-gr-disk1.img, -disk2.img
USB stick image (32 MB, FAT16, files in \INSTALL) open386max-8.50-us-usb.img open386max-8.50-gr-usb.img
CD image (files in \INSTALL) open386max-8.50-us.iso open386max-8.50-gr.iso
All installation files open386max-8.50-us.zip open386max-8.50-gr.zip

The media contain no DOS and are not bootable (no Microsoft files may be distributed). Boot your own DOS, then run SETUPDOS (DOS) or SETUP.EXE (Windows 3.1x/9x) from the floppy, \INSTALL on USB/CD, or the unpacked ZIP. Installing from floppies asks for disk 2; from USB/CD/ZIP both parts are in one directory and no disk change is needed.

What's new

  • Runs on modern hardware: chipset shadow RAM (PAM/MTRR), E820/E801 reserved areas (AHCI, EBDA, ACPI), more than 256 MB RAM, ISA DMA above 16 MB
  • QEMM QPI port trapping API for SBEMU/VSBHDA
  • No serial numbers or registration; GPL v3 license shown during setup (LICENSE.TXT)
  • All formerly binary-only parts are new GPL code: MAX shell (MAX.EXE), help engine and compilers, DOS WinHelp reader, CTL3DV2.DLL, SFTTABS.DLL, RDOSMAX
  • New "Open 386MAX" logo, version 8.50

Tested in QEMU: floppy and USB installation (English and German), 386MAX boot, MAX/ASQ/MAXIMIZE, Windows for Workgroups 3.11 setup and tools.

(C) Copyright 1987-97 Qualitas, Inc. – Open 386MAX contributors 2022-2026, GNU General Public License version 3.

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