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An implementation of sudo for DOS, to run the given command with full privileges. It can be used to edit important system files, run disk partitioning tools, and so on!

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[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Guess you never heard of 32 bit DOS that ticks underneath Windows 95 and 98.

Read the ASM file, the literal first line is bits 16

It legit forces the CPU out of protected mode and back into real mode, even and especially under a protected mode 32 bit OS.

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