DOS ain't dead - Introduction, a return to DOS

Introduction, a return to DOS (User Introductions)

posted by WDA0208, 06.03.2025, 04:26

Hello everyone!

It is good to find this forum and the BTTR Software site. I cut my IT teeth on DOS very many years ago, but with the onset of Windows I was using it less and less and finally not at all as a primary OS, but only as the Windows command shell. So, while maintaining skills with the typical DOS commands, I lost through disuse most of what I knew about the DOS boot up and configuration process.

Recently, I set up a Zimaboard with DOS since it helpfully boots from USB without UEFI to get in the way, a rare commodity these days! Finding a relatively modern hardware platform that would easily accept a DOS installation got me interested in relearning how to do all the DOS configurations again, and then using the system to the max.

This was not really a necessity, but a wonderful tech diversion for me. But I must admit, I am hooked. I deal with very modern and diverse systems all day long, but this has given my computer use as a hobbyist a new lease on life! So, I am in learning mode again, which is my favorite state to be in. I will have lots of questions I am sure as I jog some exceedingly unused areas of my brain, and also learn new things about DOS that have likely developed over the decades since I last used it as a full system OS for anything more than booting a utility disk.

I am currently running FreeDOS 1.4-r2 on a Zimaboard 832. With the very kind guidance of others (and a heck of a lot of research!), I got the Zimaboard networking going. Now I am off to the races and exploring how far I can take this. Very excited about relearning DOS and learning new things!

Best Regards,
Bill

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Complete thread:

Introduction, a return to DOS - WDA0208, 06.03.2025, 04:26 (User Introductions)
- Introduction, a return to DOS - kerravon, 12.03.2025, 21:45
  - Introduction, a return to DOS - WDA0208, 13.03.2025, 00:44
    - Introduction, a return to DOS - kerravon, 13.03.2025, 06:46
      - Introduction, a return to DOS - WDA0208, 13.03.2025, 15:49
        Introduction, a return to DOS - bretjohn, 14.03.2025, 16:18
        Introduction, a return to DOS - WDA0208, 14.03.2025, 23:17