DOS, has to be the most reliable and stable of all Operating Systems.
For thoses who don't like Windows bloat-ware and find Linux confusing or duanting it's
supplies a stable OS. It's
a shame it doesn't have a shell like bash. Though, the majority a programs load and run a lot quicker than
those of Windows © & XWindows ©. It's general, office and network applications are
still par to none. Generally a
16 bit OS, There are dozens of GUI's (Graph User Interface) for DOS with icons, file management, groups, folders,
etc.. With programs like
is CWDPMI, GO32.
Delore's 16 & 32 bit compiler. 32 bit application are the norm.
Multi-tasking, task management, are already there with progrms like Tridos, TSX32SYS
and DESQView &
DESQview/X with windowing and multi-tasking.
DR-DOS and PTS-DOS have built in task mangement & multi-tasking.
Besides, all-in-all, when Windows ©
goes down, what's the first thing anyone reaches for, the DOS boot & repair disks.
According to IBM © there are still over 100 million DOS users, still in the world today. That's a hell of a lot of users.
You know out of all the times, I get called out to repair or attend to someones computer. If, just if, they had just the basic skills of the command line (DOS) they could have done it for themselves and saved paying me or somelse and had the pleasure of knowing what was really going on inside the BOX. Out of all the network engineers, IT administrators and PC technicians I know, we all agree on one thing. That not only when people are taught IT skills for office and Internet packages, etc.. they should be given a grounding in the use of the DOS command prompt & commands with there switches.
DOS above all else, gives people on low incomes or in poorer countries with lower range computers an free OS, (DR-DOS FreeDOS) , and the opportunity to access an PC with decent software and Internet connectivity
DOS Solutions is an information services for DOS (Disk Operating System). Providing links,
useful downloads and of coarse information about and for DOS. As a few have pointed out there are no pages
dedicated to DOS embedded systems. Basiclly, I've no experience in embedded systems. If someone would
like to develop a DOS embedded page I would happily include one.
DOS Solutions is not an Abandonware or Warez site. Though in principle,
DOS Solutions doesn't
have a problems with the distribution of out of date, unsupported software being freely avaliable.
If large corporations, think there products are so
outdated and of no use, bringing in no revenue why still
holds the reins to them. When the release of thier code/products could
add vital resources and communications the those without, or maybe it just
that, thier aware, that anybody could take
an old, beatup 3/486, apply a Disk Operating System, Office and
Network/Internet Sofware and suddenly they have
the ability to accomplish a multitude computing tasks.
Just one last thing, I noted recently, my son orthodontist was using his laptop and out of conversation, I asked what OS he was using, thinking he would say Win98 or Win2000 ©. To my surprise he said, "DOS". Why, I asked, He said simply "I can rely on DOS". Then a few days later I was at my doctor's office, and was looking at his monitor, and noticed he was using a DOS based dbase. Funny hey!
Quite often People Ask what DOS applications I use. Desktop2 as a GUI it has a easy to use progam manager to launch applications with a double click of a mouse. A excellent file manger with all the bells and whistles, an easy to use interface. And to boot you can use icons in the program manger from variuos sources to prettify it. The rest of the applications I use on workstations and on a machine at home are Here. The only one I use but isn't accounted for here, is Quattro an excellent spread sheet. Extra utilities I use can be found Here.For those who like screen shots here's a few of DOS workstation
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