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myLot reputation of 93/100. inkyuboz (433)   ranked 815 out of 8,336 in computers 2 years ago

What can you remember about it? Have you played DOS-based games too? How about DOS-based applications like Wordstar and Lotus 1-2-3? Do you still remember that flat floppy disk that's used for system start-up?

We've come a long way from the DOS-based computers of yesterday? Do you still fondly remember the days when there were still no xp's and vistas?

Let's reminisce.

 

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1. myLot reputation of 99/100. brisk123 (1376)   2 years ago

Of course,I still remember playing DOS based games like para troopers.I had to learn wordstar and Lotus 1-2-3 when I was in school including dBASE and foxPro.I still have one of those big floppy disk of those times just to remind me of old school days.First Windows that I ever came across was WINDOWS 95.Good day!


myLot reputation of 93/100. inkyuboz (433)   ranked 815 out of 8,336 in computers  2 years ago

Para Troopers! Hahaha. That was a fun game. What other Dos-based games do you play? :)

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2. myLot reputation of 99/100. lazeebee (4596)   ranked 3,793 out of 8,336 in computers   2 years ago

Yup, years back...the computers then were really unfriendly! We had to use DOS commands to delete, rename, copy and so forth. I started with Symphony instead of Wordstar - and to compare those applications with current ones, it's all so convenient and easy now!


myLot reputation of 93/100. inkyuboz (433)   ranked 815 out of 8,336 in computers  2 years ago

Exactly. I think the worst DOS command back then was a command called "deltree", it will literally delete EVERYTHING! One time my classmate used it on the school computer, he got suspended for 1 whole week because he deleted all the grades of my teachers. Hahahaha.

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3. myLot reputation of 49/100. armanseikh (102)   ranked 1,929 out of 8,336 in computers   2 years ago

yes i remember ms dos and have some dos base game like mario, wolf etc. ms dos is aprt of my computing. i have a internet cafe. when net is become sow dos is use for hold up it's speed. i use floopy disk but not for system start up. have a nice day man.


myLot reputation of 93/100. inkyuboz (433)   ranked 815 out of 8,336 in computers  2 years ago

With Wolf do you mean Wolfenstein 3D? It's a first-person shooter similar to DOOM and Half-Life. I think that was one of my favorites back when I was a kid.

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4. myLot reputation of 93/100. nympha687 (731)   ranked 3,103 out of 8,336 in computers   2 years ago

I still remember DOS, we use to compute grades before using that. I also remember my mom giving me two pesos when I was looking for my dos disk. lol


myLot reputation of 93/100. inkyuboz (433)   ranked 815 out of 8,336 in computers  2 years ago

What was the two pesos for? ;)


myLot reputation of 93/100. nympha687 (731)   ranked 3,103 out of 8,336 in computers  2 years ago

She thought I was asking for money when I say dos. Dos in our language means two. So she would give me two pesos when I say it.

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5. myLot reputation of 83/100. egdcltd (1036)   ranked 1,276 out of 8,336 in computers   2 years ago

Remember it? I've still got it, MS DOS 6 that is. Not installed, in it's box. Plus a bunch of the old games like Civilization, Master of Orion, Master of Magic and many more.


myLot reputation of 93/100. inkyuboz (433)   ranked 815 out of 8,336 in computers  2 years ago

Cool stuff! I like Civilization a lot. That's probably one of the greatest games ever. I've played the original one when I was younger and played the sequel in the Playstation, of all consoles.


myLot reputation of 83/100. egdcltd (1036)   ranked 1,276 out of 8,336 in computers  2 years ago

I bought the original Civilization for two computers, Amiga and PC. I also bought Civ 2, Civilization: Call to Power (rubbish) and Civ IV. Still one of my favourites.

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6. myLot reputation of 82/100. May2k8 (2417)   ranked 1,488 out of 8,336 in computers   2 years ago

I have DOS version 3.30 before i have a game. And i have a game after DOS (Disk Operating System) version is 4.0, i play digdug, gorilla, nibbles, tetris and other game. DOS-based applications like Wordstar, Wordperfect, Lotus 1-2-3, and Dbase. This is a long time i don't use my DOS again, after WinXP release. But, i have emulations for DOS using in XP and Vista.

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7. myLot reputation of 80/100. venkataraman_vc (1597)   ranked 1,568 out of 8,336 in computers   2 years ago

Yes.

I was working with MS-DOS 6.22 (which came alongwith Windows 3.11). To invoke windows, we had to type 'Win' at the command prompt. There won't be any 'Start' button. Instead there were icons. The 'Windows Explorer' was known as 'File Manager' and the 'Programs' menu was known as 'Program Manager'.

We are still running some Foxpro 2.5 (DOS version) applications in our office. They are now being converted into .Net

We used mostly Wordstar.

And we have a unopened box of ten 5.25" floppy disks. Our new colleagues said that they thought it was a newer version of CD.

Those days .....still green.

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8. myLot reputation of 94/100. kriskhedkar (713)   ranked 723 out of 8,336 in computers   2 years ago

Yes, i still remember MS-DOS. and DOS based application. In fact WordStar was the first think i learnt in computers. I loves playing games like prince in computers. it used to so much of fun. But GUI has changed everything but i still prefer to use command line for running programs and all.

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9. BaldoRivera (5)   2 years ago

I remember using Wordstar to create school reports back in my college days. I still remember some of those shortcuts like KB (Block Begin) and KK (Block End). I remember I have to enter blank lines so I can put my illustration and/or figures there. I can't remember if Wordstar has capability to insert pictures back then. Microsoft Word is a great improvement over Wordstar. Yes, we really come a long way.

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10. myLot reputation of 83/100. josephb (197)   ranked 5,586 out of 8,336 in computers   2 years ago

no but I remember windows 95 XD looool once I tried using MS-DOS at school at COmputer studies and it was frustrating , GUI rules haha

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