DOS

DESQview – Multitasking before there was Multitasking.

C:\> DOS Stuff, Software November 16, 2018November 16, 2018 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, Network September 23, 2018September 23, 2018 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.x July 12, 2018July 13, 2018 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…

PKLite

C:\> DOS Stuff June 24, 2018July 31, 2018 The Maker

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…

Maze Wars

C:\> DOS Stuff, Games, Software June 10, 2018July 31, 2018 The Maker

What else can you do with some DOS installed besides look cool and use the 3 by 5 digital index cards program? Well you could have a little fun!…

3 by 5 Digital Index Cards

C:\> DOS Stuff, Software May 30, 2018July 13, 2018 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…

A Shell for DOS – A DOSSHELL

C:\> DOS Stuff, Software May 26, 2018July 31, 2018 The Maker

MS DOS 5 – DOSSHELL will Run in Dos 6.22 The summary says it all. DOSSHELL from MS DOS 5 will run in MS DOS 6.22 and Free DOS….

Need DOS? Free Dos is a good answer

C:\> DOS Stuff, Software May 6, 2018July 31, 2018 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, Software May 2, 2018May 19, 2019 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 95 April 22, 2018July 31, 2018 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…

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