No. Despite all the Windows hype, there are still strong DOS offerings of favorite programs. And two powerful new WordPerfect offerings fill out the lineup even more – version 6.0 of WordPerfect’s ...

Does anyone have experience with remote control software for/to dos? I've been playing with a couple of programs.. some are extremely good.. some are.. umm.. sad. =)<P>I have two programs.. one is ...

Update, July 5, 2021: It's the July 4 holiday weekend in the US, which means Ars staff gets a well-deserved holiday to catch up on this summer's Steam sale (or maybe just to rest). As such, we're ...

Strictly-speaking modern x86 computers running Windows should be compatible with any software written for the very first MS-DOS PCs starting with the original IBM PC and its clones. In practice, it's ...

In context: Back in 1980, Tim Paterson was creating a new operating system he called QDOS or Quick and Dirty Operating System. The system was later renamed 86-DOS, as it was being designed to run on ...

Gary Kildall started Intergalactic Digital Research (later shortened to Digital Research or just DRI) and created the first microcomputer operating system, CP/M, used on many hobbyist personal ...

LINDON, UTAH – A start-up is looking to dust off and buff up DR-DOS, a largely dormant operating system that still attracts a hardcore following but is best-known for a colorful past that some see ...

Playing old PC games with an emulator on a PC seems wrong to me. While I understand playing Commodore 64 games in an emulator like VICE, booting an operating system and then running DOSBox on a ...

When old programmers like me (I'm 41) get together we talk about the applications from the old days. What happens to these beauties? The answer, obviously, is that their fate only matters if people ...