I just tried it, you can. :pQuote:
Originally posted by EvilKlown:
I believe you can also type "command" from the run command and that will bring up a DOS window as well.... I am on vacation and don't have a WinME box to verify... but I believe it is so.
Ahh DOS. When an O/S had only one thing at a time on it's mind. Those were the good ol' days. C:\>_ Scares most, old friend to the computer literate. Apps like LapLink, NDD made us look like gods. Being able to zip through directories in front of the client put a smirk on my face, watching their expression turn from skepticism to awe. Nowadays I just drop back to a command line whenever I feel like it to get the same effect from a snotty client who thinks they know something about computers. :p
Well,
My oldest used proggy is from 1987, called Hotdir, Displays 6 columns of file names all colour coded, as per file extension, with the standard slew of options. I have another less antiquitous(?) utility called Directory Freedom from 1993.
Oldest Utility I still use (other than dos commands/etc) is DCF 5.0 (Disk Copy Fast) It's a floppy imaging program. I have bootdisks for DOS 3.3 through 6.22, and drdos 4.5, 5.1, and 6.5. IBM DOS 5.0 to 7.1.
Win95-ME, etc.. If I need a boot disk, there is no faster way of making it.
Definitely DCF is one of my all-time favorites. I like copying diskettes without having to hit a key between diskswaps!
Jhutto - there is an Xtree clone called Ztree. I don't have a URL but it's very close to the original and it IS text based. Works at command prompt or in a window and supports lfn's.
I've got a Sharp PC-7000 luggable (remember those?) and am still using MS-DOS 2.11 on it. That poor thing is so old and outdated... :rolleyes:
Wordstar anyone? :p
--Josh
OMG, i thought i was the only person who still used that :) Got it from a friend about 6 or 7 years ago, and never looked back for my dos-directory needs... i even went to make a dir.bat in my dos directory to pass parameters etc. to Hotdir...Quote:
Originally posted by smcmanus:
Well,
My oldest used proggy is from 1987, called Hotdir, Displays 6 columns of file names all colour coded, as per file extension, with the standard slew of options. I have another less antiquitous(?) utility called Directory Freedom from 1993.
I don't know how i could live without it on my laptop (It's dos-based, and i use it for editing websites)
The oldest utility i use is Dos 1.0 for my Commodore 64. Yes i do have a running c64; and YES i have PC-DOS 1.0 for it :)
As for the oldest utility i use regulary is a dos based virus-scanner for my laptop (which runs nicely in DOS 6.22 thank you very much :))
As for the oldest PROGRAM i use frequently it would have to be Angband (One of those old rogue clones). Got it configured to save the games to a floppy so i can use it on my laptop or any of my desktops. For a game that's about 20 years old; it can beat most modern games by a mile. BTW, Angband is Public-Domain, so if anyone wants a copy e-mail me at [email protected].
Go ANSI graphics! :)
Fdisk, dir, edit and all them ones.
For those interested, I found HodDIR 7.5 I don't know if it's the same one, but here's the link:
http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/43791.shtml
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Originally posted by smcmanus:
Well,
My oldest used proggy is from 1987, called Hotdir, Displays 6 columns of file names all colour coded, as per file extension, with the standard slew of options. I have another less antiquitous(?) utility called Directory Freedom from 1993.
EZ Drive 9.09W - last EZ drive that will copy any HD, not just WD drives.
Troubleshooter version ? - Hardware diagnostic utility.
By far I would have to say the oldest utility I have used and still use even when compared to the age of the old dos based bootable trouble shooter we have, or even floppy drive would be the screwdriver. Even though it is now electronic conceptually the screwdriver is (in theory) the 5th oldest basic construction tool known to man. Of course you have to set aside the fact that the brain is a tool we use and in all due respects that is the oldest design out there but then of course that would be more or less looking into the depths of biochemistry and genetics.
xtree, laplink 3, a few other choice utilities.....
I still to this day say that if you have LARGE database requirements that entail tons of data, processing, and data entry, then you can't beat a good, solid DOS based Database system.
R:Base. Clarion Professional Developer. etc...
Graphical User Interfaces do nothing but slow you down when you have massive amounts of data to enter and manipulate. Too much moving, clicking and whatever going on.
With the heavyweight DOS based databases, you just tabbed and entered. Your hands NEVER leave the keyboard.
I'm not an old DOS creak-head. I just believe that this is the one task that DOS remains the king at.
-Robo
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Originally posted by Engelsen:
Ahh DOS. When an O/S had only one thing at a time on it's mind. Those were the good ol' days. C:\>_ Scares most, old friend to the computer literate. Apps like LapLink, NDD made us look like gods. Being able to zip through directories in front of the client put a smirk on my face, watching their expression turn from skepticism to awe. Nowadays I just drop back to a command line whenever I feel like it to get the same effect from a snotty client who thinks they know something about computers. :p
my oldest utility is COPY and DEL *.* hee hee. I would like to know what the oldest game you play with? mine is an old dos game called Rogue. I have to boot up with it on my 5 1/4" drive that I still have!!!
Directory Freedom DF for short
This little Dos program Rocked!
I still use to this day. :eek: