DOS ain't dead

As you all probably already know, this forum will continue after 31 December 2007 now.
Therefore I'm looking for a better name than "Support forum" to reflect its importance for DOS (users).

Please post your suggestions!

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> Please post your suggestions!

I suggest " DOS INFORMATIONS"

Roberto iw2evk

The BeTTeR DOS Forum

> I suggest " DOS INFORMATIONS"
>
> Roberto iw2evk

Sadly there is no English word informations.

> I'm looking for a better name than "Support forum" to reflect its
> importance for DOS (users).

How about something pun-y like "DOS, Por Favor!"? Or any of these:

* Dee Only Solution
* DOS Garden
* DOS-Hell (okay, another pun, heh)
* DOSland (or DOSujo, same thing)
* CLI H(e)aven
* Real Mode for Real Programmers (who don't eat quiche, heh)
* DOS Enthusiasts
* ObsesseDOS
* 640k Today

Okay, I dunno, feel free to pick whatever. It's not the name that means anything anyways.

> How about something pun-y like "DOS, Por Favor!"? Or any of these:

Pun is OK, but "DOS, Por Favor!" could make people think, that this is a Spanish forum.

> * Dee Only Solution



> * DOS Garden

no flowers or trees here

> * DOS-Hell (okay, another pun, heh)

pejorative

> * DOSland (or DOSujo, same thing)

could be associated with http://www.dosland.net/

> * CLI H(e)aven

Windows or Linux also have CLIs.

> * Real Mode for Real Programmers (who don't eat quiche, heh)

What about protected mode?

> * DOS Enthusiasts

Easy. Best so far besides Steve's.

> * ObsesseDOS

Erm.. Do all understand this?

> * 640k Today

DOS is not limited to 640k these days. Could misguide people.

> Okay, I dunno, feel free to pick whatever. It's not the name that means
> anything anyways.

No. The name doesn't mean all, but at least a little.

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My suggestion:

DOS fiends

(no typo)

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MS-DOS forever!

> My suggestion:
>
> DOS fiends

I know the background, but I think, this name would drive away new users. So, no!

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> I know the background, but I think, this name would drive away new users.

There is no background . According to what Roberto Mariottini wrote in FD-user a fiend is:

2. One who is addicted to something: a dope fiend.
3. One who is completely absorbed in or obsessed with a given job or pastime: a crossword-puzzle fiend.
4. One who is particularly adept at something: a fiend with computers.

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MS-DOS forever!

Well you have to "sign up" to be able to post to this forum, like you have to sign up to join the army. So how about calling the forum:

the "DOS Secret Enthusiasts Regiment" forum or the DOSSER forum for short.

The we could make badges, T-shirts and bumper stickers pronouncing:

I'm a DOSSER and proud of it!

> 2. One who is addicted to something: a dope fiend.
> 3. One who is completely absorbed in or obsessed with a given job or
> pastime: a crossword-puzzle fiend.
> 4. One who is particularly adept at something: a fiend with computers.

That's interesting.

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> Well you have to "sign up" to be able to post to this forum, like you have

Yes. Thanks to Jack.

> to sign up to join the army. So how about calling the forum:

Sorry, I don't like armies (or regiments). Maybe one finds a better "R" word?!

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> Sorry, I don't like armies (or regiments). Maybe one finds a better "R"
> word?!

I was struggling a little to find a suitable acronym for the S-E-R part.

Anyone got any other suggestions?

> Anyone got any other suggestions?

* DOS-ROX
* DOSTALKERS (another pun)
* DPFI: DOS Protected Forum Interface
* DOS Legacy
* DOS: Let there be "lite"
* The DOS Console
* RR-FORUM.COM
* forum.com /bttr
* DOS 2k7 (heh, okay, maybe 2k8)
* DOS Times
* Retro DOS
* Modern DOS
* DOS Tribute
* DOS OaSis

I dunno, you pick.

* Return to DOS
* 1-800-CALL-DOS
* DOS Interrupted
* DOS Data Discussions
* DOS or Bust
* DOS Matters
* DOS Hideout
* DOS Shared
* DOS Squared
* FDISK FORMAT SYS DOS
* DOS Gravitas
* Caches, Mouses, Buses, DOSes
* DOS Clinic
* DOS Operations
* Bad-a$$ commands or filenames
* DOS: B4 OS/2 or Win3
* DOS Swap

> As you all probably already know, this forum will continue
> after 31 December 2007 now.

Great

> looking for a better name than "Support forum" to reflect its importance
> Please post your suggestions

> The BeTTeR DOS Forum

Agree

> CLI H(e)aven
> 640k Today

NO This approach dates 20 years back

> DPFI: DOS Protected Forum Interface

Great

> DOS Legacy
> The DOS Console
> Retro DOS

NO.

> 1-800-CALL-DOS

COOL.

> DOS: B4 OS/2 or Win3
> DOS Swap

NO.

The Ultimate DOS support forum

PS: thanks to all who posted useful stuff while I was away, including those posts I might miss under all the troll crap

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> The Ultimate DOS support forum

DOS For(ever)um

> DOS For(ever)um

You got it vote for this

DOS For(ever)um

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> > Sorry, I don't like armies (or regiments). Maybe one finds a better "R"
> > word?!
>
> I was struggling a little to find a suitable acronym for the S-E-R part.
>
>
> Anyone got any other suggestions?

DOS Software Enthusiastic Revolutionaries

... or Rogues or Rascals or something (better?) like that.

> > Anyone got any other suggestions?
>
> DOS Software Enthusiastic Revolutionaries
>
> ... or Rogues or Rascals or something (better?) like that.

DOS Software Enthusiastic Rogues would go quite happily with being a DOSSER .

But perhaps you have to be British to get the dosser joke?

> DOS Software Enthusiastic Rogues would go
> quite happily with being a DOSSER .

Especially with such "rogue"likes as NetHack, Dungeon Crawl, ADOM, etc.

> But perhaps you have to be British to get the dosser joke?

Probably. ("tosser"??)

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> > But perhaps you have to be British to get the dosser joke?
>
> Probably. ("tosser"??)

Dosser is a slang word in the UK for a layabout, benefits scrounger, scruff. If I'm just dossing around, then I'm killing time, doing nothing in particular, being lazy. Hence the T-shirt:

I'm a DOSSER and proud of it!

> > Probably. ("tosser"??)
> a DOSSER and proud of

Please keep "tossers" (there were many large "nice" discussions about this topic in some other forum, involved "good guys" will know which one a mean) and "dossers" (obvious similarity) out

I prefer the DOS for(ever)um

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> You got it vote for this
>
> DOS For(ever)um

I took this one now. Still have to adjust posting #1 accordingly.

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> > You got it vote for this
> >
> > DOS For(ever)um
>
> I took this one now. Still have to adjust posting #1 accordingly.

I like the name.

Flo

> I took this one now. Still have to adjust posting #1 accordingly.

IMO "DOS for(ever)um" is "too intellectual". Why not just "DOS Forum" or "The DOS Forum"?

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MS-DOS forever!

> Why not just "DOS Forum" or "The DOS Forum"?

Lack of creativity?

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