DOS ain't dead - The DOS user base is much larger than you think

The DOS user base is much larger than you think (Miscellaneous)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 29.10.2007, 13:31

> Yadayadayada. I'm aware of all the DOS software.

Actually, unless you keep looking consistently, you're bound to not be aware what's been ported, written, etc. So if you only use something else (e.g. Linux), you're bound to miss out of what FreeDOS now offers (e.g. HX or Blocek or whatever).

> All of the best OSes revolve around prevention and preparedness, whereas
> in DOS, you must use undelete.

Not even that because FreeDOS undelete doesn't support FAT32. If only someone somewhere would write one. ;-) ;-) :-P :-P

> Well then iteven more, doesn't it? I did mention newer OSes are better
> along with many older OSes. But I do disagree --- FreeDOS is intended to
> be an exact clone of MS-DOS, btw, which makes it old, just as cloning an
> OS from 1970 wouldn't make a "new" OS.

Okay, first of all, to be specific I think they are aiming to replicate functionality and compatibility with MS-DOS 6.22 (no longer updated since 1994) with possible extra stuff from 7.x (Win9x) or 8.x (WinME). And, as you know, they aren't stubborn as to prevent improvements: FAT32, NLS, LFN-aware utils, etc., things MS-DOS 6.22 never had. I mean, last I checked FreeDOS reported DOS version 7.10 (as opposed to FD beta 8 or DR-DOS or RxDOS).

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Only One "Customer" -- ONLY ONE!!! - Jack, 17.10.2007, 23:39 (Miscellaneous)
- Only One "Customer" -- ONLY ONE!!! - Steve, 18.10.2007, 08:27
- Only One "Customer" -- ONLY ONE!!! - sol, 23.10.2007, 17:41
  - NO! - Jack, 23.10.2007, 21:49
    - NO! - sol, 23.10.2007, 22:50
      - The DOS user base is much larger than you think - lucho, 24.10.2007, 13:55
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - sol, 24.10.2007, 17:43
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - lucho, 24.10.2007, 18:27
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - sol, 24.10.2007, 18:38
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - lucho, 25.10.2007, 09:16
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - sol, 25.10.2007, 17:16
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - lucho, 25.10.2007, 18:05
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - Rugxulo, 26.10.2007, 02:27
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - sol, 26.10.2007, 02:32
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - Rugxulo, 26.10.2007, 04:42
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - sol, 26.10.2007, 06:27
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - Rugxulo, 26.10.2007, 07:42
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - sol, 26.10.2007, 17:40
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - Rugxulo, 27.10.2007, 14:04
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - DOS386, 26.10.2007, 08:07
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - sol, 26.10.2007, 18:05
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - Rugxulo, 27.10.2007, 13:55
        30 seconds boot time - lucho, 27.10.2007, 14:32
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - Rugxulo, 28.10.2007, 01:38
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - Steve, 28.10.2007, 04:26
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - sol, 28.10.2007, 20:18
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - Rugxulo, 29.10.2007, 13:31
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - sol, 30.10.2007, 16:47
        The charm of DOS - lucho, 30.10.2007, 17:23
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - Rugxulo, 31.10.2007, 00:43
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - DOS386, 26.10.2007, 07:59
        The "Title" of This Thread. - Jack, 24.10.2007, 19:36
        The "Title" of This Thread. - sol, 24.10.2007, 19:46
        Get Something ELSE!! - Jack, 24.10.2007, 22:27
        Get Something ELSE!! - sol, 24.10.2007, 23:01
        The "Title" of This Thread. - DOS386, 25.10.2007, 06:30
        The "Title" of This Thread. - rr, 25.10.2007, 10:48
        The "Title" of This Thread and the God - DOS386, 26.10.2007, 08:10
        The "Title" of This Thread. - Steve, 25.10.2007, 14:55
        Boot floppy - lucho, 25.10.2007, 15:29
        The "Title" of This Thread. - DOS386, 28.10.2007, 02:00
        The "Title" of This Thread. - sol, 28.10.2007, 20:28
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - RayeR, 29.10.2007, 12:35
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - sol, 30.10.2007, 16:44
        Seagate and DOS - lucho, 30.10.2007, 17:24
        Seagate and DOS - sol, 30.10.2007, 19:20
        DyDOSaurs - lucho, 30.10.2007, 20:05
        DyDOSaurs - sol, 30.10.2007, 20:10
        Questions to Solomon - lucho, 31.10.2007, 10:32
        Seagate and DOS - Khusraw, 30.10.2007, 21:05
        Seagate and DOS - sol, 30.10.2007, 21:47
        Seagate and DOS - Khusraw, 30.10.2007, 22:29
        Seagate and DOS - Khusraw, 30.10.2007, 22:34
        Seagate and DOS - sol, 30.10.2007, 22:48
        Seagate and DOS - Khusraw, 31.10.2007, 02:29
        Seagate and DOS - sol, 31.10.2007, 05:01
        Seagate and DOS - Khusraw, 31.10.2007, 14:44
        Seagate and DOS - sol, 31.10.2007, 17:26
        Seagate and DOS - sol, 30.10.2007, 22:43
        Seagate and DOS - Rugxulo, 31.10.2007, 00:51
        Seagate and DOS - Khusraw, 31.10.2007, 01:12
        Seagate and DOS - sol, 31.10.2007, 04:35
        Seagate and DOS - sol, 30.10.2007, 22:47
        Seagate and DOS - Khusraw, 31.10.2007, 01:22
        The DOS user base is much larger than you think - RayeR, 31.10.2007, 12:40
- One of the biggest improvements to DOS - lucho, 25.10.2007, 16:39
  - One of the biggest improvements to DOS - Tom, 25.10.2007, 17:06
- Let's End THIS Poor-Old Thread, As Well! - Jack, 31.10.2007, 15:46