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Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe, by LucasArts.
I kept an MSDOS 5 box around for years just for that game. Then one day I realized it really sucked...
Posted by: ajole   Posted on: 09/07/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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M$ loses another cash cow  Linux Geek | 09/07/06
Ummm, they haven't sold DOS in years  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/07/06
you are ignorant  Linux Geek | 09/07/06
Grey market doesn't count moron....  JoeMama_z | 09/07/06
dude...  Linux Geek | 09/07/06
and those companies are wasting thier money...  JoeMama_z | 09/07/06
LG is not a COMPLETE Moron  Bob G Beechey | 09/07/06
Another way to look at it.  slim-01 | 09/08/06
Hmmm. An OS without support?  John Zern | 09/07/06
No. (NT)  Zogg | 09/08/06
Do you even know what they are talking about?  rock06r | 09/10/06
Well, this gives new life so some old DOS programs.  DonnieBoy | 09/07/06
Or just run them in Windows.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/07/06
Ummm in case you haven't noticed  Linux User 147560 | 09/07/06
Hasn't been scaled back, just hasn't been enhanced  PB_z | 09/07/06
But NT never included a "real" DOS  rdwhitti | 09/07/06
from what i understand.....  JoeMama_z | 09/07/06
You name the DOS app...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/07/06
but almost no one.....  JoeMama_z | 09/07/06
Registers  petteyg359 | 09/07/06
10s of thousands can't keep a company alive if they are giving it away free  ajole | 09/07/06
Games..  Patrick Jones | 09/07/06
Really? Can you name one.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/07/06
You obviously have no clue  voska | 09/07/06
Yes..  Patrick Jones | 09/07/06
Sound issues  voska | 09/07/06
Voska...  Patrick Jones | 09/07/06
Will have to check those out  voska | 09/07/06
AutoCAD for DOS ver 12 with Pharlap DOS extender  osreinstall | 09/07/06
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe, by LucasArts.  ajole | 09/07/06
Detroit, Terminal Velocity  CobraA1 | 09/08/06
CobraA1 - Terminal Velocity  Patrick Jones | 09/08/06
For those who want to run DOS games, BTW  CobraA1 | 09/08/06
I have box of old DOS games  voska | 09/07/06
Because they are still fun!  Patrick Jones | 09/07/06
Nostalgia  voska | 09/07/06
I keep an old PC  rdwhitti | 09/07/06
There are exceptions to every rule  voska | 09/07/06
We have an important DOS app  Michael Kelly | 09/07/06
Here's one - teach me  mfrap | 09/07/06
Have you tried Virtual PC?  Patrick Jones | 09/07/06
If you have a dedicated machine, you do not want it booting to Windows  DonnieBoy | 09/07/06
Space Invaders???  rock06r | 09/10/06
This does nothing  nucrash | 09/07/06
Prove open source is up to date  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/07/06
Don Rupert, prove you are right for once  #_z | 09/07/06
You'd be suprised how many dos applications are still in use out there  zmud | 09/07/06
sadly....  JoeMama_z | 09/07/06
Hmmm...  jasonp@... | 09/07/06
hmmmm....  JoeMama_z | 09/07/06
That logic works until...  3D0G | 09/07/06
Hmmm, ever hear of maintenance?  ajole | 09/07/06
Have to consider business continutity also...  Spikey_Mike | 09/08/06
Let's see... Rule #1  rock06r | 09/10/06
Ignorance driving the ignorant  cdgoldin | 11/07/06
As long as they have a good backup system  zmud | 09/07/06
Backup is some insurance....  JoeMama_z | 09/07/06
And this...  zkiwi | 09/07/06
Why would anyone want to crack...  rock06r | 09/10/06
What's to fix  slim-01 | 09/07/06
Or perhaps...  LeeC | 09/07/06
This may be illegal...  Mike Cox | 09/07/06
Message has been deleted.  MLHACK | 09/07/06
EULA?  jobollin@... | 09/07/06
Its not illegal  coreyhaskin | 09/07/06
Why not use DOS?  dayjm | 09/07/06
Yes... that is very.....  rock06r | 09/10/06
There is NO EULA....  kokuryu | 09/07/06
Where've you been?  teddybairs1 | 09/07/06
The fishing is great!  mujadaddy | 09/07/06
Fish for dinner tonight  zmud | 09/08/06
and swapping spit and.....  Jay E Court | 09/07/06
Trollin', Trollin' Trollin, keep those trout a-rollin'  ajole | 09/07/06
Bravo!!!  jlhenry62 | 09/07/06
Throw them back Mike, grenades are not allowed.  osreinstall | 09/07/06
Lookit all the newbies! Thanks Mike!  Mazdaman | 09/07/06
Out for breakfast or out to lunch?  PCcritic | 09/08/06
I vote "Out to Lunch"  dumptux | 09/09/06
Another one that needs to get the hook out of his mouth.  osreinstall | 09/09/06
Of course M$ doesn't like naked computers  DarthRidiculous | 09/07/06
Hog wash...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/07/06
Oh now ya done it!  Linux User 147560 | 09/07/06
MS Doesn't Want You To Have A Choice  itanalyst | 09/07/06
Hmmmm. And what company does?  John Zern | 09/07/06
Re: Hmmmm. And what company does?  slim-01 | 09/07/06
Nonsense. Open Source means that source code must be available.  Zogg | 09/07/06
Speaking of naked computers...  NonZealot | 09/07/06
NonZealot is non-knowing.  nomorems | 09/07/06
why would I buy a PC with FreeDos?  voska | 09/07/06
You really don't.  osreinstall | 09/07/06
You're getting too specific  voska | 09/07/06
Specific is clarity  osreinstall | 09/07/06
Now there's an idea!!!  jlhenry62 | 09/07/06
Um, MS does sell computers  NonZealot | 09/07/06
Do you know what an Xbox is?  teddybairs1 | 09/07/06
Dude, expand your idea of computers...  ajole | 09/07/06
OEM choice  Anti_Zealot | 09/07/06
I hope you're just being funny...  rock06r | 09/10/06
Don't buy it from Apple  voska | 09/07/06
No company is forced to sell Windows  NonZealot | 09/07/06
should have to sell  voska | 09/07/06
Learn history!  bportlock | 09/07/06
That's what most companies do  voska | 09/07/06
Ah, but that's different!  NetArch. | 09/07/06
Thanks for the history lesson  NonZealot | 09/07/06
But no one lives in history.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/07/06
What about Apple's monopoly?  ken_ballard@... | 09/07/06
Nothing wrong with a monopoly  NonZealot | 09/07/06
Re: Nothing wrong with a monopoly  ken_ballard@... | 09/07/06
Uhhh, bp . . .  jlhenry62 | 09/07/06
You want history?  zedman2006 | 09/07/06
The demand for Linux is there  slim-01 | 09/07/06
Remember - Jobs GAVE away Apples?  kbrady@... | 09/07/06
What you say makes more sense now  Michael Kelly | 09/07/06
BIG difference  DarthRidiculous | 09/07/06
Apple sheep get confused by choice  NonZealot | 09/07/06
re: Apple sheep get confused by choice  shidokan@... | 09/07/06
Correction....  ken_ballard@... | 09/07/06
He was right  osreinstall | 09/07/06
Just a thought...  jjarman | 09/07/06
Follow the technical specs...  rock06r | 09/10/06
Too bad I'm not an Apple sheep  DarthRidiculous | 09/07/06
Neener neener  NonZealot | 09/07/06
Well...  zkiwi | 09/07/06
What I think is funny is . . .  jlhenry62 | 09/07/06
Oh!..! only Microsoft does that  zedman2006 | 09/07/06
Well...  zkiwi | 09/07/06
Memory lane  whisperycat | 09/07/06
Good point...  TroyW | 09/07/06
Memory lane  whisperycat | 09/07/06
Yippee, break out the champagne  LordLiverpool | 09/07/06
Memory management is key  Roger Ramjet | 09/07/06
You are bringing back nightmares  toadlife | 09/07/06
Are you guys retro nuts or something??  d6564 | 09/07/06
Easy..  Patrick Jones | 09/07/06
So simple  LordLiverpool | 09/08/06
Nope..  Patrick Jones | 09/08/06
Dosbox  slim-01 | 09/07/06
So I can play Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe, of course...  ajole | 09/07/06
Preparing to catch flak  Shelendrea | 09/07/06
If you actually like DOS...  Henry Miller | 09/07/06
and if you like to try a free CLI for OS X go to...  Arm A. Geddon | 09/07/06
No flak...  Patrick Jones | 09/07/06
Command prompt XCOPY is much easier and more stable  zmud | 09/07/06
Same here  ken_ballard@... | 09/07/06
Excellent, now I dont have to buy Vista  PaddyOmaddy | 09/07/06
And that makes everyone happy.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/07/06
LOL That made me laugh  voska | 09/07/06
Why did you think you needed to? (nt)  zedman2006 | 09/07/06
DOS is mightily outdated  outlaw640 | 09/07/06
Well, DOS is easier for a lot of stuff,  ajole | 09/07/06
(nt)DOS is "stable" cause it doesn't do much  toadlife | 09/07/06
So is ISA, and floppies  hawkeyeaz1 | 09/07/06
Oh, and yes, they run DOS too...  hawkeyeaz1 | 09/07/06
Record locking?  alvaroafernandez | 09/07/06
Xtree Gold  slim-01 | 09/07/06
Xtree Gold was good...  TroyW | 09/07/06
XTree was great for DOS  roadbiker | 09/07/06
nomorems is non-knowing  Bob G Beechey | 09/07/06
Why Open Source Doesn't Work  erniescar99 | 09/07/06
MS-DOS Timeline?  pj_mouse | 09/07/06
MS-DOS origins  curtcalhoun | 09/07/06
No not CPM86  mobrien_12@... | 09/07/06
A DOS by any other name...  pj_mouse | 09/07/06
Explain...  zkiwi | 09/07/06
Dos  Business46 | 09/07/06
Just run them in Linux !  j.dupont | 09/07/06
True  mobrien_12@... | 09/07/06
Dosbox & Dosemu  slim-01 | 09/08/06
See ya Microsoft!  opus_two | 09/07/06
Yep...  LordLiverpool | 09/08/06
The new phone book is here!  Uber Dweeb | 09/07/06
freeDOS  thedarkstar | 09/08/06
A better swap  cdgoldin | 11/07/06
Cool I can run my old DOS games on my 486  Species8472 | 09/08/06
Programmers Lost 12 Years ago - Found  jpr75_z | 09/08/06
Did you mean 22 years ago? ....  michael_t | 09/08/06
HA, HA, HA!  Linux Geek | 09/08/06
Smoke and Mirrors and the clueless  Dr_Zinj | 09/08/06
XTree Program was...  linkerm@... | 09/08/06
Dos 5 was the last decent OS made by Microsoft  slim-01 | 09/08/06
I stopped using msdos at around the 2.1 era.... happy  michael_t | 09/08/06
Microsoft hardship making people stronger  slim-01 | 09/08/06
You're more like competing religions  Boot_Agnostic | 09/08/06
Why not bring everything back  whoozhe@... | 09/08/06
DOS is even questionably better than CP/M ...  michael_t | 09/08/06

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