DOS ain't dead

Old Noob wants to graduate from MS-DOS 6.21 (Users)

posted by tom , Germany (West), 19.01.2016, 13:09

> So, for starters, I'd be grateful for advice about which current version of
> DOS would be the best fit for running my old DOS programs that I've been
> running under MS-DOS 6.21 and DOSSHELL. And then, the specs of a computer
> that would work well running DOS and virtual machine softwared.

I would seriously recommend the 'DOS' environment of Windows XP or Windos 7 32-bit.

It should run all your old DOS programs, is much more friendly for Noobs, and will even multi-task a couple of them.

Complete thread:

• Old Noob wants to graduate from MS-DOS 6.21 - CluelessInSeattl, 17.01.2016, 21:13
  • Old Noob wants to graduate from MS-DOS 6.21 - Laaca, 17.01.2016, 22:40
    • Old Noob wants to graduate from MS-DOS 6.21 - Rugxulo, 17.01.2016, 23:41
      • Old Noob wants to graduate from MS-DOS 6.21 - RayeR, 18.01.2016, 14:08
  • Old Noob wants to graduate from MS-DOS 6.21 - tom, 19.01.2016, 13:09
    • Old Noob wants to graduate from MS-DOS 6.21 - Rugxulo, 19.01.2016, 14:48
      • Old Noob wants to graduate from MS-DOS 6.21 - tom, 19.01.2016, 18:41
        • Old Noob wants to graduate from MS-DOS 6.21 - marcov, 20.01.2016, 10:57
          • Old Noob wants to graduate from MS-DOS 6.21 - Rugxulo, 21.01.2016, 08:03
            • Old Noob wants to graduate from MS-DOS 6.21 - RayeR, 21.01.2016, 23:34
              • Old Noob wants to graduate from MS-DOS 6.21 - Rugxulo, 22.01.2016, 01:58
                • Old Noob wants to graduate from MS-DOS 6.21 - RayeR, 26.01.2016, 19:04
  • Old Noob wants to graduate from MS-DOS 6.21 - ron, 19.01.2016, 23:13