Before there was Windows and it’s ability to emulate multitasking in a single tasking graphical environment there was DOS. Dos did not multitask. The minds at Quarterdeck created a solution for true multitasking in a DOS environment and called it DESQview. Wikipedia has some pretty good information on DESQview. HERE <-Clicky the link to[…]
One of the toughest things about using DOS is trying to establish network or internet connectivity. In a world in which we are accustomed to plug and play integration, DOS can feel like your hands are tied in every direction you reach. Especially if you need connectivity. In dos we have to use “Packet Drivers”[…]
I recently posted a link to download the Backpack External CD-ROM drivers for DOS and Win3.x. These may work with 98 and ME as well. Here are the same drivers for Windows 95 and NT. BACKPACK 95_NT Here is a user guide from 2010 that may be of assistance as it references Windows 95,[…]
Hi there! We, (as in me), have been busy with projects and planning for more articles and working on the site and relocating the TB HQ and much more. I have recently added a classifieds section where I post projects and other items for sale. Peek at it sometimes, you never know what[…]
Working on an old laptop needed access to a CD-ROM from DOS, what to do? I have restored an old laptop to the glory of DOS and Windows 3.1. Loading DOS from Floppy was not too hard but I found soon after that the internal CD-ROM was not working after installing the generic MITSUMI[…]
Compress .exe files to save space. Back in 1991 I used a command line program called PKLITE to compress executable files and sometimes to protect code (at least at first). Memory and disk space was at a premium back then and programs were required to be small and fast. PKLITE was one way to[…]
