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FreeDOSDeep Dive July 9, 2026 4 min read

Understanding Interrupts on FreeDOS: INT 21h and the DOS API

How DOS exposes its entire system call interface through the software interrupt mechanism, with INT 21h as the single most important entry point.

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FreeDOSDeep Dive July 9, 2026 4 min read

TSR Programs: How DOS Ran Background Tasks Without Multitasking

DOS had no scheduler and no processes in the modern sense — so how did pop-up utilities, mouse drivers, and print spoolers run 'in the background'? By staying resident and hooking interrupts.

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