Disk Operating System (DOS) Advice and Ratings

Get advice about the DOS operating system

Disk Operating System (DOS) advice and ratings can help if you are trying to program in DOS, download DOS utility software or learn more about disk operating systems. The operating system DOS was developed by IBM and Microsoft and was one of the most popular operating systems before the advent of Windows.

DOS is no longer supported by Microsoft. However, it remains popular among many users because of its ease of use and simple display, and is still used in games and other utilities as well as simple batch files and PC commands. To find out more about DOS and make use of disk operating system (DOS) advice and ratings:

1. Read user and editor reviews of DOS editor programs and other utilities;

2. Get advice about using DOS commands and programming;

3. Find out how experts compare DOS to other operating systems.

 

Check ratings on disk operating system software

There are many programs that offer DOS utilities and advanced features. Most of these programs are shareware that can be downloaded at no charge. Check user and editor reviews and ratings before downloading programs to make sure they fit your needs.
Try: CBS Interactive's CNET offers a review and editor's rating of Copy Paste under DOS, an application that allows pasting between DOS and Windows. FreewareFiles provides user reviews of  NTFS4DOS 1.8, which allows full read and write access to NTFS volumes from DOS. BrotherSoft has links to several DOS utility programs, with user ratings and reviews.

Get help with disk operating system commands and programming

Using commands can be confusing for those unfamiliar with DOS. DOS is still very useful for many tasks, including programming DOS utilities and games. Batch files are another useful tool that can be used, even in Windows environments, to run scripts or connect peripherals or network shares. There are many resources online that offer advice and help with commands and programming.
Try: Get help with DOS commands from Animated Software. Computer Hope gives instructions for writing a batch file. DOS Games from phpBB Group offers help with programming DOS games. See The Tech Guide for a tutorial on basic DOS under Windows 2000.

Read ratings and information about the features of disk operating system

To find out more about disk operating systems, it's helpful to read comparisons and expert ratings on various operating systems. Sites that compare DOS to other operating systems provide historical information and technical comparisons.
Try: SpamLaws gives an overview of historic and current operating systems. OSData compares operating systems by type, supported hardware on a server or mainframe, number of bits and processors supported on a workstation.

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