DOS ain't dead

FYI: DEATH (of EDR-DOS) -- not dead, just another troll (Announce)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 16.10.2010, 04:35

> > bah > "DOS is dead already
> > at least we have lots of emulators
> > (sorry, DOS386, you'll just have to accept that, heh ... it's better than
> nothing
>
> That's exactly the reason why (almost) nobody has DOS anymore and why "bah"
> felt pressured to post this.

It's no fun to reboot just to use something. Yeah, emulators are often buggy and slow, but when they work, they work! I'd rather run an emulator than reformat or reconnect some old machine in the closet somewhere. I'm NOT saying a native install isn't useful, just that sometimes for specific apps, there is no advantage (or less, even, due to %#@#$& Sound Blaster, USB mouse bugs, etc).

BTW, last I checked, Linux wasn't pre-installed on 90% of PCs, so somebody had to manually download and install them. So the same could (and is) done for DOS, just there is less of a community around DOS, hence there is less "support". Plus, let's face it, Linux is more popular because it tries to do everything for everybody and has various companies behind it. Lame to say, but money talks. They want snazzy and fancy-pants, they don't want what we have to offer, which is low footprint, raw functionality, and compatibility.

Complete thread:

• FYI: DEATH (of EDR-DOS) - DOS386, 15.10.2010, 04:19
  • FYI: DEATH (of EDR-DOS) -- not dead, just another troll - Rugxulo, 16.10.2010, 04:09
    • FYI: DEATH (of EDR-DOS) -- not dead, just another troll - DOS386, 16.10.2010, 04:16
      • FYI: DEATH (of EDR-DOS) -- not dead, just another troll - Rugxulo, 16.10.2010, 04:35