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The version of MSVC needed is 1.52c, which was 16-bit, and was the last version able to create 16-bit binaries. It was likely needed for building the bootloader
by A_Non_eMouse 12y ago
The version of MSVC needed is 1.52c, which was 16-bit, and was the last version able to create 16-bit binaries. It was likely needed for building the bootloader. (Why this couldn't be moved over to a FOSS compiler, I don't know.)