about DOS

[Geek-9pm]

It was called 86-DOS or QDOS. Microsoft bought the rights for $75 000, then released MS-DOS.

Yes, I forgot.  But the IBM PC made it widely available.
It is like:
Who invented the Telephone?
Who invented the Automobile?
Who invented Vodka?
You get different answers.

[squall_01]

You should have asked we did dos a good while back, thing is that I dont recall anything but the commands.  Were covering linux know so doing that for know.

[Helpmeh]

Yes, I forgot.  But the IBM PC made it widely available.
It is like:
Who invented the Telephone?
Who invented the Automobile?
Who invented Vodka?
You get different answers.

MS-DOS was used originally for the IBM-8086...so of course it was widely available.

[squall_01]

Windows 3.1 was the only other choice.  Course there was like DR-Dos and such but dont think that was used to much.

[Helpmeh]

Windows 3.1 was the only other choice.  Course there was like DR-Dos and such but dont think that was used to much.

Windows 3.1 wasn't that popular untill a while after it came out.

[squall_01]

well it was like lotus 123 AND wordperft.

[BC_Programmer]

windows 3.1 wasn't an operating system anyway.

[Aegis]

There was a time when Lotus and WordPerfect were the standards for business.  Microsoft did a good job of marketing, and they did a good job of developing their office suite.

I used to like Win 3.1 -- the convenience of the graphical interface, with the fixability of DOS!   

[BC_Programmer]

I used to like Win 3.1 -- the convenience of the graphical interface, with the fixability of DOS!   

And the stability of a skyscraper constructed of balsa wood 

for windows 9x and 3.1 the best thing was that you could drop to DOS in an emergency and have all the DOS commands at your disposal. now we just have the "recovery console" which is far less versatile.

[Geek-9pm]

And the stability of a skyscraper constructed of balsa wood  Tongue

Balsa wood is great if you are making a boat.

Windows 3.1 / 3.11 was very productive with Wordperfect and Lotus 123.
At least it would float.

All of which has little to do with the continued use of the DOS command set. Or does it?

[squall_01]

I have it never used it, its my fathers not sure were he had goten it. 

[BC_Programmer]

Balsa wood is great if you are making a boat.

Windows 3.1 / 3.11 was very productive with Wordperfect and Lotus 123.
At least it would float.

Yes it was. Still is, depending on what you want to accomplish.

And nowadays while it's a huge PITA to get hooked to the net it is practically invincible to viruses nowadays.

[Helpmeh]

Yes it was. Still is, depending on what you want to accomplish.

And nowadays while it's a huge PITA to get hooked to the net it is practically invincible to viruses nowadays.

Just like macs...it's incompatibility is a security feature...

[squall_01]

It works as long as it windows based.