DOS ain't dead

Considering MS-DOS (Users)

posted by paulrichards, 31.07.2011, 02:06

Dennis: thanks for your very full answer.

Regarding your comments about the XP NTVDM environment, my understanding is that it is a less than full emulation of MS-DOS. For example if I run Javelin (an old DOS time series/financial modelling package) in XP's NTVDM, it doesn't 'see' any EMS. If I run it in DOSBOX, Javelin 'sees' 16MB of additional memory (over and above conventional memory.)

I have considered MS-DOS in a virtual environment - Virtual PC, Virtual Box and VMWare Player - all of which work fine. The main problem is that you cannot run MS-DOS in such environments in full-screen mode. You just get a small 'window' containing the MS-DOS screen and, if you hit Alt-Enter, all that happens is the window stays the same size and the remaining screen space becomes a black boundary. The suggestion I've seen elsewhere of changing the host screen size (to the equivalent of a 80x25 VGA-type screen ) doesn't really appeal!

Complete thread:

• Considering MS-DOS - paulrichards, 30.07.2011, 04:29 (Users)
  • Considering MS-DOS - Japheth, 30.07.2011, 07:37
    • Considering MS-DOS - paulrichards, 31.07.2011, 01:49
  • Considering MS-DOS - Rugxulo, 30.07.2011, 13:52
    • Considering MS-DOS - paulrichards, 31.07.2011, 01:54
  • Considering DOS - DOS386, 30.07.2011, 15:17
    • Considering DOS - paulrichards, 31.07.2011, 01:56
  • Considering MS-DOS - Dennis, 30.07.2011, 20:43
    • Considering MS-DOS - rr, 30.07.2011, 21:57
      • Considering MS-DOS - Dennis, 30.07.2011, 22:39
    • Considering MS-DOS - rr, 30.07.2011, 22:13
      • Considering MS-DOS - Dennis, 30.07.2011, 22:31
    • Considering MS-DOS - paulrichards, 31.07.2011, 02:06
      • Considering MS-DOS - Dennis, 31.07.2011, 02:28
        • Considering MS-DOS - paulrichards, 31.07.2011, 03:22
          • Considering MS-DOS - Rugxulo, 31.07.2011, 03:50
            • Considering MS-DOS - paulrichards, 31.07.2011, 04:34
          • Considering MS-DOS - Dennis, 31.07.2011, 03:53
            • Considering MS-DOS - paulrichards, 31.07.2011, 04:37
              • Considering MS-DOS - ron, 31.07.2011, 06:57
                • Considering MS-DOS - paulrichards, 31.07.2011, 07:19
                  • Considering MS-DOS - ron, 31.07.2011, 08:02
                    • Considering MS-DOS - paulrichards, 31.07.2011, 10:40
                      • Considering MS-DOS - Dennis, 31.07.2011, 17:05
                        • Considering MS-DOS - paulrichards, 01.08.2011, 01:39
                      • Considering MS-DOS - ron, 31.07.2011, 23:59
                        • Considering MS-DOS - paulrichards, 01.08.2011, 01:41
                        • Considering MS-DOS - marcov, 01.08.2011, 14:49
                        • Considering MS-DOS - Dennis, 02.08.2011, 16:01
            • Considering MS-DOS - Dennis, 31.07.2011, 17:18
              • Considering MS-DOS - w3a537, 02.08.2011, 10:25
    • Considering MS-DOG (inside NTVDM) - DOS386, 02.08.2011, 15:25
      • Considering MS-DOG (inside NTVDM) - Dennis, 02.08.2011, 15:48
        • Considering MS-DOG (inside NTVDM) - marcov, 02.08.2011, 18:56
          • Considering MS-DOG (inside NTVDM) - RayeR, 02.08.2011, 19:58
            • Considering MS-DOG (inside NTVDM) - Rugxulo, 05.08.2011, 23:06
              • Considering MS-DOG (inside NTVDM) - RayeR, 12.08.2011, 03:09
          • Considering MS-DOG (inside NTVDM) - DOS386, 04.08.2011, 11:29
            • Considering MS-DOG (inside NTVDM) - marcov, 04.08.2011, 21:59
            • Considering MS-DOG (inside NTVDM) - Dennis, 06.08.2011, 04:01
    • Considering MS-DOS - RayeR, 03.08.2011, 00:53
      • Considering MS-DOS - Dennis, 03.08.2011, 02:02
        • Considering MS-DOS - RayeR, 03.08.2011, 12:13
          • Considering MS-DOS - Dennis, 03.08.2011, 15:34
            • Considering MS-DOS - RayeR, 03.08.2011, 18:38
              • Considering MS-DOS - Dennis, 03.08.2011, 19:19
                • Considering MS-DOS - RayeR, 04.08.2011, 01:24
                  • Considering MS-DOS - Dennis, 04.08.2011, 04:29
                  • Considering MS-DOS - marcov, 04.08.2011, 08:53
                  • Considering MS-DOS - Rugxulo, 05.08.2011, 23:15
                    • Considering MS-DOS - Dennis, 06.08.2011, 03:05
                      • Considering MS-DOS - Rugxulo, 06.08.2011, 04:43
                      • Considering MS-DOS - marcov, 06.08.2011, 13:12
                    • Considering MS-DOS - marcov, 06.08.2011, 13:04
          • Considering MS-DOS - Dennis, 04.08.2011, 04:38