What is the oldest utility you still use on a regular basis?
Being DOS based myself (from the days of the TRS-80 and beyond), I still spend a lot of time in a DOS window. I constantly use MJOG (memory jogger) from 1993 and Vernon Buerg's LIST program 1995), but my prize goes to RENQ (prompted renamer) from 1985.
FORMAT or DIR
I don't really use that many "old" DOS commands anymore, unless fdisk, attrib, and all the other commons are considered old.
is CTRL+ALT+DEL considered a dos command?
it worked under DOS even in the early days and i dont think a day goes by that we dont use it.
dir, format, fdisk, and dosftp....yes...use the last one a lot....
I've got a buddy who still uses Norton Commander in dos. He claims that it's still as much of a useful program as it was the day he first got it. Oh, by the way... is there any dos left in WinME? Sooner or later it will be a thing of the past...
Not including the others mentioned (fdisk, format) how about cardfile.exe from win3.1.
Windows-ME DOSQuote:
Originally posted by Jubii:
I've got a buddy who still uses Norton Commander in dos. He claims that it's still as much of a useful program as it was the day he first got it. Oh, by the way... is there any dos left in WinME? Sooner or later it will be a thing of the past...
I believe I found a link to this page here on Windrivers not sure what forum though. I have not tested this yet, but it says you can still have access to dos under Win ME
FORMAT!!!!! and more specificaly: format c: :D hehe I use it all the time
Norton Disk Editor. Still a decent hex editor for "browsing" through EXE files.
Norton Commander. I drop out to a DOS prompt & run NC if I want to actually SEE what's in a file.
Remember the Superscape frame rate benchmark? The spinning PC and the letters H A L dropping down? Still use it on an ancient box for soak testing monitors.
WinZip of course.. been using it since the days of 40 megabyte hard disc's!
"ON"....followed by a close second "OFF".
Next to those it would have to be Winzip
Format C: fdisk ctrl + alt + delete
EDIT!
PKZip
transend an oooold comms prog.
Fdisk
Format
Dir
Type
Edit
Copy con
Attrib
Deltree
Rd
Md
Cd
Norton Commander
Qbasic /run progname - in a batch prog!
cls (don't let anyone see that my typing is that bad!)
Edit, truely unbeatable.
Win 95.
Right on,. I still use cardfile too. Absolutely love it. I have it Archived on 2 different CD's "just in case". ! :cool:Quote:
Originally posted by sprkymrk:
Not including the others mentioned (fdisk, format) how about cardfile.exe from win3.1.
any DOS commands, and troubleshooter (now PC CHECK)
MLIRQ. a little 2k utility that 'finds' comport irq's. Just now becoming obsolete as it only worked on irq 2 through 9. Doesn't work on winmodems though.Now that winmodems are mostly all there is (virtually) it'll have to retire.
Edit, a tech best friend. also sometimes use a disk version of norton utils.
ps, anybody run Win4dos on a winME system, I really miss the good ol' dos promt. cut my teeth on a xt, dos is still a good friend whe the gui go's tits up
Hm...of course I still use all of Microshxts' stuff like format, fdisk, yada yada yada which was really CPM stuff. Pkzip is in there, but there are newer versions in use that support LFN. Spinrite is the best hard disk utility EVER made. I also love ACD, which allowed me to change to any directory (not a FOLDER! a directory - it's called a DIRECTORY!!!!! - got it!!) with a couple of keystrokes. 'LE' from Laplink 5 for DOS is my favorite command line editor. Laserset is great for changing LaserJet parameters (condensed, 2 page, 4 page, etc).Undelete saves my butt from time to time and last but not least HDIR which blows DIR away.
I'll bet anyone $500 that I can format a diskette faster than you. We'll start at the Gates' GUI - you use windows and I'll drop to a dox box. Ready? GO!
Bruce Tyler
(N0, I do not have a chip on my shoulder about the use of the word "folder". I just think anyway who uses it is a dweeb. Besides, when I talk to a customer and say 'directory', I sound much more important and technical, heh heh - "First, I want you to drop to command line mode. Then run the change directory command so your currently logged directory is the root of drive c:. Do a directory listing and pause at each screen full. When complete, condense the files on the winchester disk drive by running pckwik.exe. Then run check disk *.* and make sure all files are contiguous. Then, turn off off your PC and throw it away.) Sniff, I miss dos. It was so EASY back then.
here are some porgrams i commonly use until now:
NC (Norton Commander for DOS)
EDIT
FDISK
FORMAT
BIBLE (The Bible [complete] for DOS)
even they are old ... they are still useful :D :rolleyes:
I would have to agree with Norton Disk Editor, I also still use it. By far the best util for getting in and really getting a chance to mess things up.
volkov commander (NC clone)
it kickasses
can´t live without
I also still use it... :D I'm rather "DOS-MEN".Quote:
Originally posted by fitzman:
I would have to agree with Norton Disk Editor, I also still use it. By far the best util for getting in and really getting a chance to mess things up.
Also:
1.Clear DOS6.22 in my test bench - many of hardware repair programms: HDDutils,CDutils,memory test utils needs to be run from DOS enviroment.
And I hate waiting for Winblows finished booting/loading/reloading procedure if all what I needed is only formatting diskette or checking COM/LPT port or CDROM.
2.DOS Navigator 1.42 with DOS CD drivers(better than Norton Commander)running before Winblows - sorta DOS7.10 :)I always create multiboot startup menu (autoexec + config).
3.Even in Winblows I always run Windows Commander or FAR Manager instead of Winblows Explorer(FAR looks like Norton Commander,but works with ftp,LAN,and long_file_names). :p
4.FDisk/Format for formatting and Partition Magic in DOS for reformatting/changing partitions. :cool:
Xtree Gold.
BTW, is there anything out there like it? I know there was an Xtree Win at one time (after it got bought by someone). Is it still out there?
WoW! How I could forget about that DOS shell - probably smallest (about 60Kb) brother of Norton Commander! :D :DQuote:
Originally posted by RAELINHO:
volkov commander (NC clone)
it kickasses
can´t live without
Any and all DOS commands have saved my butt numerous times. Or, as my roomate puts it, "That ugly black screen with the words on it."
The one that gets the most use is Fastlynx. Fastlynx is the best utility for copying files over parallel cable between PCs. It's especially good if there's no CDROM drive in the machine being worked on. We use it all the time for copying drivers to big for floppy and virus definitions. What's more it works in most OS's.
My brain v.2F(hex)
:D :D :D :D :D :D
PING, by far. When in doubt, PING!
Other than that, I still like WordPerfect 6.1.....Yeah, I know, get off me!
Does SOL.EXE count????
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.Quote:
Originally posted by rdbatch:
Windows-ME DOS
I believe I found a link to this page here on Windrivers not sure what forum though. I have not tested this yet, but it says you can still have access to dos under Win ME
hmm, I still use Ghost a lot. Of course I use the most recent version, but it started a long time ago. (Hence name, I use it every single day)
I don't use Fdisk, instead I use Gdisk that comes with Ghost. Far...make that REALLY FAR...superior program.
Does VI count? ;)
I use fdisk and format c:/u , I think my favorite dos cammand is format c:/u , fixes Windows problems fast
:eek: ;)
mscdex, attrib, edit, copy con, fdisk and format. Deltree is also a goody.