DOS ain't dead - Considering MS-DOS

Considering MS-DOS (Users)

posted by paulrichards, 30.07.2011, 04:29

I'm considering using MS-DOS on a 'modern' computer (dual-booting with XP or Windows 7) and I have a few queries.

(1) should I use MS-DOS 6.22/MS-DOS 7.1 or one of the compatible OSs e.g. FreeDOS, and if so why?

(2) given that I'll be running DOS on a PC with 3 or 4 GB of RAM, I presume DOS won't cough at this i.e. DOS will just 'see' 640k conventional RAM or up to 16MB EMS/XMS?

(3) would I be better using FAT16 or FAT32 filing system? If FAT32 am I right in assuming I'd need MS-DOS 7.1 (or FreeDOS)?

(4) are the utilities in FreeDOS e.g. JEMM386, 'better' than their MS-DOS equivalents?

(5) what other utilities (not included in MS-DOS or FreeDOS) do the experts on this forum recommend?

TIA

Paul
Melbourne, Australia

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