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thefictionweliv · 10-09-2004, 04:52 AM

Remember the days predating blue screens, errors, formatting, locking, resets, so on and so forth? The talk about Linux got me thinking so I decided to google up on old DOS just to see what I could find. Low and behold while there is a small community the compatability that has been developed with modern tech is quite remarkable.

Web browsing - Arachne

AOL Instant Messenger - BSFLite

Burn CDs - DOSCDRoast

Play MP3s - Damp

Play Videos, even Divx files - QuickView
The above also supports images and music files as well.

Not to mention kick ass abondonware. If only I could find Stunt Driver. Found a few links to Commander Keen.

My connection is SLOW right now(7.2kbs) otherwise I would lay more specifics out myself however here are a few sites with a wealth of DOS utilities and information. I think this will be one of my computer projects to come.

Most likely every utility you will need here:
http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ak621/DOS/Websites.html

Support Forum:
http://www.computing.net/dos/wwwboard/wwwboard.html

zenmaster10665 · 10-09-2004, 05:17 AM

Cool! I almost want to try these out. What versions of DOS do these run on??? Old, pre Windows DOS?

tspikes51 · 10-10-2004, 11:42 PM

All MS-DOS builds are backwards compatible (except that they consolidated the commands in later builds), so they should be able to work in any DOS system. If you want an emulator for XP, google "dos box" and get the latest build.

I long for the days of DOS (I may be young, but I remember well the days of command-prompt glory, examples: I remember seeing the Win95 preview disc in the then new "high performance" video compression. I remember getting a new Sony dual speed CD ROM drive for my dad's 386. I remember my dad's first portable, the keyboard wasn't even attached to the screen, which was a big bulky thing. I learned my alphabet in order to be able to execute commands on my parents' Commodore 64 so I could play Zaxxon and Sesame Street Letter-Go-Round.) I guarantee that you don't get any spyware on that web-browser.

schnable · 10-10-2004, 11:56 PM

There is an active open source project called FreeDOS that is a standalone clone of MS-DOS. If you have an old 386 and can't find your old disks (or they're corrupt), this is a cool thing to load up and run your old apps on.

http://www.freedos.org

10-09-2004, 04:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
thefictionweliv Insane	Good ol' DOS Remember the days predating blue screens, errors, formatting, locking, resets, so on and so forth? The talk about Linux got me thinking so I decided to google up on old DOS just to see what I could find. Low and behold while there is a small community the compatability that has been developed with modern tech is quite remarkable. Web browsing - Arachne AOL Instant Messenger - BSFLite Burn CDs - DOSCDRoast Play MP3s - Damp Play Videos, even Divx files - QuickView The above also supports images and music files as well. Not to mention kick ass abondonware. If only I could find Stunt Driver. Found a few links to Commander Keen. My connection is SLOW right now(7.2kbs) otherwise I would lay more specifics out myself however here are a few sites with a wealth of DOS utilities and information. I think this will be one of my computer projects to come. Most likely every utility you will need here: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ak621/DOS/Websites.html Support Forum: http://www.computing.net/dos/wwwboard/wwwboard.html

10-09-2004, 05:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
zenmaster10665 Bokonist Location: Location, Location, Location...	Cool! I almost want to try these out. What versions of DOS do these run on??? Old, pre Windows DOS? __________________ "Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way." -Kurt Vonnegut

10-10-2004, 11:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
tspikes51 Fuckin' A Location: Lex Vegas	All MS-DOS builds are backwards compatible (except that they consolidated the commands in later builds), so they should be able to work in any DOS system. If you want an emulator for XP, google "dos box" and get the latest build. I long for the days of DOS (I may be young, but I remember well the days of command-prompt glory, examples: I remember seeing the Win95 preview disc in the then new "high performance" video compression. I remember getting a new Sony dual speed CD ROM drive for my dad's 386. I remember my dad's first portable, the keyboard wasn't even attached to the screen, which was a big bulky thing. I learned my alphabet in order to be able to execute commands on my parents' Commodore 64 so I could play Zaxxon and Sesame Street Letter-Go-Round.) I guarantee that you don't get any spyware on that web-browser. __________________ "I'm telling you, we need to get rid of a few people or a million." -Maddox

10-10-2004, 11:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
schnable Upright	There is an active open source project called FreeDOS that is a standalone clone of MS-DOS. If you have an old 386 and can't find your old disks (or they're corrupt), this is a cool thing to load up and run your old apps on. http://www.freedos.org