Tag: DOS

DESQview – Multitasking before there was Multitasking.

C:\> DOS Stuff, SoftwarePosted on The Maker

  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…

C:\> DOS Stuff DOS Networking Packet Driver Hell!

C:\> DOS Stuff, Connectivity, NetworkPosted on The Maker

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,…

Backpack CDROM Drivers for DOS and Windows 3.1x

C:\> DOS Stuff, Windows 3.xPosted on The Maker

  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…

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3 by 5 Digital Index Cards

C:\> DOS Stuff, SoftwarePosted on The Maker

Circa 1985 we needed a simple way to archive and retrieve text-based information. In 1985 for simple text retrieval something a lot like the familiar card catalog did the…

Need DOS? Free Dos is a good answer

C:\> DOS Stuff, SoftwarePosted on The Maker

You know I like FREE. Well if you want to install DOS in a VM environment and do not have any DOS disks, consider FREEDOS. You even get some…

Get your emails in a graphical DOS client!

C:\> DOS Stuff, SoftwarePosted on The Maker

    I know, it seems unlikely that you could use DOS to get your emails. However just when you are asking what you can do with DOS?  Along…

DOS FDISK /MBR

C:\> DOS Stuff, Microsoft, Windows 95Posted on The Maker

  If you are here chances are you already know about the FDISK command ..or else you wouldn’t have DOS installed anyway. FDISK is used to setup a partition to…