Alternatives, Alternatives...
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This is my link farm for general "vanilla" DOS and batch programming related
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Links
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Topics
MS-DOS Supplements
Alternate DOS Flavours
DOS Extenders
Batch Compilers
DOS
Script Alternatives
Alternative
DOS Interfaces
Windows
Scripting |
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MS DOS Supplements
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Batch and scripting related official MS supplements:
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AccessDOS
Making it easier for people with disabilities to access their personal
computer. Contains possibly otherwise useful tools like StickyKeys,
SlowKeys, RepeatKeys, BounceKeys, MouseKeys, ToggleKeys, SerialKeys,
SoundSentry, TimeOut.
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DOS / Win 95-98-CE
Resource Kits
Free Resource Kits for MS-DOS and Windows, batch enhancing tools can be
found in the directory /win98/reskit/scripting.
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MS Technet Archive Technet articles for DOS and all
Windows versions
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Powershell 2.0
Windows Powershell, formerly called Monad, is destined to be the new interactive command-line
and task-based scripting technology in future Windows versions. It is said
to enable administrators
to more efficiently and securely automate and control system management
tasks on both desktops and servers.
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.NET Framework
3.5
Needed for Powershell 2.0 The Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 redistributable
package is the most recent update to the Microsoft .NET Framework and
includes everything you need to run applications developed using the .NET
Framework. SP1
here. Or get the developer's
SDK
2.0.
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XP Support Tools
The Windows Support Tools for Microsoft Windows XP are
intended for use by Microsoft support personnel and experienced users to
assist in diagnosing and resolving computer problems.
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MS NT Reference
In addition to the tools installed with Windows XP, there
are over 40 support tools included on the Windows XP CD. You can use these
tools to diagnose and resolve computer problems. For more information
about these support tools, see
Windows Support Tools For information about installing support tools,
see
Install Windows Support Tools.
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Win NT ResKits
Free subset of the various Windows NT Resource Kits.
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MS-DOS 6.22
Microsoft's MS-DOS 6.22 update files
only! Includes BASIC, HELP-System and other useful tools missing from
later versions.
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MS-DOS 6.22 Supp.
MS-DOS supplemental files including DOS
Shell, Network files, Edlin :-) and more.
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MS-DOS 6.22 StepUp
Microsoft's MS-DOS 6.22 StepUp Files.
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MS Win95Cmd_4.exe
Alternative MS command interpreter giving NT 4`s Cmd.com capabilities to
Win95/98/ME users.
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MS Win95Cmd_5.exe
Alternative MS command interpreter giving NT 4`s Cmd.com capabilities to
Win95/98/ME users.
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MS Windows Script
Installer for VBScript and JScript for Win XP. Encoder, Wizard, Documentation, Debugger....
MS Scriptcenter is
here.
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Alternative DOS flavours
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Microsoft has
officially discontinued support for their DOS. This doesn't mean however
that they gave up their copyright :-(
Here are several DOS alternatives, some of
them still actively developed, some commercial, some for special purposes,
and all of them probably better that the original :-)
For a (german) overview of the history of
DOS software see the relevant pages of
Computermuseum M�nchen.
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MS-DOS
Versions
Download bootdisks or complete versions of MS-Dos 3.3 5.0, 6.22, 7.10,
from Microsyen. Not quite kosher, but as long as it lasts...
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MS-DOS 7.10
MS-DOS 7.10 from a Chinese website? It seems to be kosher, however. It is a
standalone and independent OS (see
description), fully supports large hard disks, large
memory, FAT32 drives, Long File Names (LFN), etc. It has lots of
enhancements over older versions of DOS, such as MS-DOS 6.x and at the
same time offers excellent upward/downward compatibility. With it, you can
run both Windows 3.x GUI and Windows 9x (95-98SE, a.k.a. Win4.x) GUI on
top of MS-DOS 7.10. - by Wengier
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Concurrent DOS
CCI Concurrent DOS was the predecessor to Multiuser DOS
GOLD. Integrated security, remote access, remote support, communications,
scripting and diagnostics made a cost-effective, easy-to-support package
that is still sold today.
Concurrent DOS was, AFAIR, also the name of a
1986 DR DOS version.
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CPM
Gaby Chaudry's CPM site. CPM was the OS that Bill Gates took
as model when he wrote the first DOS. Another good source for CPM files is
Landover BBS
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DOSBox
DOSBox is a DOS-emulator that uses the SDL-library which
makes DOSBox very easy to port to different platforms. DOSBox has already
been ported to many different platforms, such as Windows, BeOS, Linux,
MacOS X... DOSBox also emulates CPU:286/386 realmode/protected mode,
Directory FileSystem/XMS/EMS, Tandy/Hercules/CGA/EGA/VGA/VESA graphics, a
SoundBlaster/Gravis Ultra Sound card for excellent sound compatibility
with older games...
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DOSEmu
Download of and information about the Linux DOS Emulation.
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Embedded DOS by
Steve Jones. From a communication with him: "For General Software, Inc., I
wrote several more DOSes: OEM-DOS, Network-DOS, Embedded DOS, Embedded
DOS-ROM, and Embedded DOS 6-XL. All of these products are now retired, but
I thought you would like to add mention of this in your DOS museum."
Google still finds several suppliers of embedded DOS systems.
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eRTOS
eRTOS provides the tools you need to develop embedded Intel
8086 andx86 applications quickly. Freeware by now, customer needs only
pays for the manual USD 100.
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FreeDOS
FreeDOS aims to be a complete, free, 100% MS-DOS compatible operating
system released under the GNU General Public License. Has it's own mailing
list and archive. Sourceforge pages are
here.
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IBM PC DOS
IBM is offering a free Year 2000 ready version of the classic operating system
with Euro symbol, Stacker, and a few other goodies.
-- PC-DOS 2000
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MT
A freeware DOS multitasking kernel. Up to 8 concurrently running dos
programs. Ideal for measurement and regulation technique, by Shamrock
Software
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MultiDOS
MultiDOS Server is a multitask graphical application
which suports the majority of updated Operating Systems, greatly
compatible with hardwares and other softwares. It recognizes the following
partitions: NTFS (Windows XP/NT), EXT2/EXT3 (Linux), FAT32 (Win95 OSR2,
Windows 98, Windows ME), FAT16 (DOS), HPFS (OS/2 Warp)
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Multiuser DOS7 Gold
A multiuser, multitasking (commercial)
DOS with impressive capabilities, by Concurrent Controls
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NewDOS
Have you ever seen a scrollable screen DOS? This is an extension for an
existing DOS, with many exciting and useful tools / commands / drivers
(e.g. a german Euro-compatible keyboard driver), but I haven't tested it.
- by A. Olejko
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OpenDOS
OpenDOS (was
DR-DOS, Caldera DOS) is a MS-DOS clone and includes the full
range of standard utilities (sort, chkdsk, etc ), most of which are
improvements over their counterparts supplied with MS-DOS. There are good
support sites at DRDOS
Resources and The
DR-DOS/OpenDOS Enhancement Project, where they are working on DR-32, a
32-bit protected mode extension.
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PC-MOS
386 An earlier multiuser PC operating system developed by The
Software Link, Inc., Norcross, GA. It ran most standard DOS applications
as well as applications written for the 386's Protected Mode.
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Pocket DOS
PocketDOS is based on XT-CE, an IBM PC/XT emulator for
Windows CE which emulates a PC with an 80186 processor, 1Mb of RAM, a
VGA-compatible display and the standard support chips. This allows most
applications designed for PC-compatible computers running MS-DOS to run on
most Handhelds, Palms and Pocket PCs. - by Datalight
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Real/32
Commercial DR-Multiuser-DOS, Only infos, no test files. By
IMS Ltd.
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ROM-DOS
Commercial DOS for embedded systems. By Datalight
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RxDOS
Small "industry strenght" DOS including source code. RxDOS supports long
file names, FAT32 drives, and the entire DOS API. By Mike Podanoffsky
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PTS-DOS
32,
DOS 2000 PTS-DOS 32
is a modern DOS with support for FAT-32, large HDD and large RAM.
PTS-DOS 2000 has
network support, file manager, archiver, internal boot viruses protection
and numerous utilities. By PhysTechSoft. Inofficial FAQ
here. Another
place to get it from is
here.
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TriDOS
or Tripple-DOS is a pre-emptive multitasker for DOS on
session level a-la Windows in Enhanced mode or OS/2. The current version
is very basic. The interface is very simple: you must start Triple-DOS by
executing it in real mode DOS, by typing tridos. Downloadable files are
here. - by Vadim Drubetsky aka the Black Phantom :-)
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TSX
Lite
TSX-Lite is a full, 32-bit, multi-user O.S. that is DOS
compatible and supports 2 users with up to 10 tasks each, background batch
jobs, DPMI, virtual memory. Cohabits peacefully with DOS. The full TSX
DOS32 v6.30 is available
here. - by S&H Computer Systems Inc., no longer sold.
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Wendin Dos by Steve Jones.
Wendin-DOS has screen groups like OS/2, and a VAX/VMS-style kernel inside
it, so it is multi-user. It runs in *real mode* on a PC/XT. Edonkey or Emule required for this link.
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vDos
vDos is a Windows program to run those old, but so valuable, DOS applications in all current Windows versions.
vDos emulates a DOS PC in a Windows 32 or 64-bit system, Windows XP up to Windows 10. Adapted to serious programs
(applications), setup done in minutes, no need for complex wizards.
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ZDOS
ZDOS is a 32-bit real time OS for the X86 CPU family, written entirely in assembly language. - by Zebor Technology
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DOS Extenders
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DOS/4GW
DOS/4G is the most widely used 32-bit DOS extender, designed
to allow 32-bit DOS programs to eliminate the inherent DOS 640KB memory
limit by addressing all the memory on Intel 386 and above machines in
MS-DOS, PC-DOS, DR-DOS, the DOS boxes of OS/2, Windows, Windows NT and
Windows 95 and DOS clones. - by Tenberry Software. Version 1.97 is
bundled royalty-free with the WATCOM / Powersoft C/C++ and FORTRAN
compilers.
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DOS/16M
Developers of 16-bit DOS programs can now solve the DOS
640KB memory limit problem: just relink with DOS/16M and address all the
memory in the machine! The DOS/16M DOS extender is an industry standard:
your biggest programs are guaranteed compatible, no matter where. by
Tenberry Software
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DOS/32
DOS/32 Advanced DOS Extender is a drop-in replacement for
the popular DOS/4GW DOS Extender and compatibles. Being fast, small and
flexible DOS/32A can be used in many environments, from embedded systems
to DOS emulators, by both developers and end users alike.
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Free DOS Extenders
... and DPMI hosts, a link collection similar to this one. - by
Christopher Heng.
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HX DOS Extender
Japheth's HX DOS-Extender is a free DOS extender with
built-in Win32 PE file format support. Usually the purpose of a DOS
extender is to make protected-mode features available for DOS
applications. HX fully supports this goal, but goes some steps further. A
Win32 API emulation layer is part of HX which allows many Win32 console
applications to run in DOS. This emulation goes far beyond similiar
approaches in other extenders (Borland's PowerPack, WDOSX or Phar Lab
TNT). Furthermore HX implements - limited - support for windows,
DirectDraw, GDI and even OpenGL graphics. This allows to run "simple"
Win32 GUI apps in DOS as well.
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Pro32 - Dos Extender
Extender for easy protected mode programming. Main features are support
for the most common assemblers: NASM, TASM, MASM, Pass32,Windows 3.x, Win
95 and WinNT compatible, compatible with DPMI, VCPI and raw XMS.
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Phar Lap
286/DOS and Phar Lap 386 are no longer
offered on the web, or at least I cannot find them. If you need them,
contact me by email.
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Batch Compilers
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These compilers are of limited use at best: Some don't support the full
spectrum of modern DOS or NT batch commands, in some cases the batch file
text remains readable in the EXE-file. I've had no experience with the
commercial progs listed here.
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Batch Converter
Batch to Exe Converter. Platforms include DOS, Windows, NT and XP. Test
version available. - by Bionic Software.
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Batch File Compiler
Test version available, commercial prog. - by Brandon Dargo
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Batlite
Batlite Batch
File Compiler 1.73. Freeware. - by Pieter A. Hintjens
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BPO6
Batch Programmers Overlay : German enhanced command processor with
developer's interface, new commands, compiler. - by Marc-Bj�rn Seidel. At
this time only available per email request to the
author.
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CMD2EXE
Similar to a batch file compiler, CMD2EXE can create an EXE file from one
or more batch files. CMD2EXE is able to package batch files and
supplementary resource files ( EXE, WAV, GIF, JPG) into a single EXE. The
packaged files are written to a work directory upon execution and the
primary batch file is invoked. Trialversion. - by Jim Lawless
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PowerBatch
A kind of a
language plus compiler. - by Computing Systems Design, Inc.
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Protexe
EXE-file
encryption. This ensures that no recognizable ascii text is left in your
compiled batches. 30-day unrestricted demo. - by 80x86 Software
Productions
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Quick BFC
Quick Batch File Compiler: convert your batch files into
actual EXE files in one click. This program may be run on Windows
95/98/Millenium/2000/2003/XP without any limitations. Content of your
batch file will be encrypted and protected from changes. - Commercialware
by AbyssMedia
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TurboBat
TurboBAT Batch File Compiler 3.24 (aka Bat2Com). - by Foley Hi-Tech
Systems
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DOS Script Alternatives
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Interpreted Batch-like Scripting:
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TCC/LE
is the free "light" version of TCC (formerly 4NT, see
below). It is much more powerful than CMD.EXE, the command line processor
of the Windows NT / XP / Vista line, and easily the best single
enhancement for the command line. For a list of features see
JP Software
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4DOS - 4OS2
- TCC/LE - 4NT/TCC - TC are free or commercial (4NT
/ TCC / TC)
replacements for the command processor of their respective operating
systems. They give you dozens of new commands, internal variables,
functions and programming structure elements while keeping basic
compatibility with existing batches. Makes most other command line tools
redundant. A must-have for every power user. -
by JP Software
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BFCU
Batch File Creation Utility is at the other end of batch writing: creates
batch files automatically, by answering 4 questions about what you want to
do. :-) - by Chris' Software
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BSH
A "free-license" 16-bit Unix-like (BASH) shell for DOS. BSH is a powerful
replacement for command.com. - by Hubert Schellong.
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EBB
Easy Batch Builder, a Windows-based application to build DOS
batchfiles. - by J. Waldron
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EBL
Extended Batch Language Plus adds power features to batch files: on-line
manual guides creation of bat files, colorful windows use bouncing bar
selection, pop-ups, fill-in-the-blank fields, buttons, and action bars.
Over 100 built-in commands and functions; English-like commands make stand
alone apps. Ideal enhancement to Window 95. - This is an abandoned batch
enhancer. - by Seaware Corp
Alternate Scripting Languages:
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FBSL
Free Basic Script Language: simple and small freeware scripting. - by
Gerome Guillemin and Jeethu Rao.
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Perl for DOS
Dos port of Unix Perl - Practical Extraction and Report Language.
Free. - by Stuart Phillips. Another A good 32-bit version for Windows is
ActivePerl.
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Python for DOS
Python V. 2.nn. Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented
programming language. Free. - by Stichting Mathematisch Centrum
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REXX Restructured Extended eXecutor language (REXX),
a programming language that is easy to use for most users - especially
users who are not programmers - yet flexible enough for computer
professionals. Several free flavours exist, e. g.
Personal REXX / DOS,
Regina Rexx,
Open Object Rexx.
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Ruby Ruby is the (32-bit) interpreted scripting language for
quick and easy object-oriented programming. It has many features to
process text files and to do system management tasks (as in Perl). It is
simple, straight-forward, extensible, and portable.
Programming
Languages, interpreted or compiled:
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GW Basic 2.02
The original Basic bundled
with MS-DOS operating systems on IBM PC compatibles by Microsoft.
Microsoft also sold a BASIC compiler, BASCOM, compatible with GW-BASIC,
for applications requiring more speed.
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QBasic Cafe
QBasic 1.1 english and german versions,
QBasic 3.0, Qbasic 4.5 english and german versions, and chat, forum,
downloads etc - by Dieter "Didi" Caspary
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Antonis.de
German QBasic site with lots of downloads (all of the above plus Quick
Basic Extended 7.1 aka PDS and the original GW Basic 3.23), forum, FAQs, and lots of related material -
by Thomas Antonis
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Borland Museum
For the "price" of registering you can download several versions of DOS
Turbo Pascal, Turbo C, Turbo C++ here.
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DJGPP
DJGPP is a free, complete 32-bit C/C++ development system for
Intel 80386 (and higher) PCs running DOS. It includes ports of many GNU
development utilities. The development tools require a 80386 or newer
computer to run, as do the programs they produce. In most cases, the
programs it produces can be sold commercially without license or
royalties. - by Delorie Software
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Free Pascal
Still under active developement, syntactically compatible to Turbo Pascal
7.0, versions for Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, MacOSX/Darwin, MacOS classic,
DOS, Win32, OS/2, BeOS, SunOS (Solaris), Netware (libc and classic), QNX
and Classic Amiga.
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Just BASIC
Just BASIC is a programming language for the Windows
operating system. It is free and it is suitable for creating all kinds of
applications for business, industry, education and entertainment. Just
BASIC borrows many features from the popular commercial product
Liberty BASIC. - by Shoptalk
Systems
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Runtime Error 200
Fix for the "Runtime Error 200" of Borland Pascal on fast PCs.
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Open Watcom Watcom C/C++ compiler and Fortran compiler are now open source
projects. FAQ is
here.
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Programming Languages
German site with a good overview of and links to various DOS programming
languages, compilers, assemblers, even exotic ones. - by Frank Steinberg
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Visual Basic for DOS
and others at this link.
Assemblers, Disassemblers:
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MASM
The Microsoft Macro Assembler (abbreviated MASM) is an x86
high-level assembler for DOS and Microsoft Windows. Currently it is the
most popular x86 assembler. MASM 6.11 was the last stand-alone version of
MASM available from Microsoft.
This download includes the original install disks for MASM 6.11, along
with patches to upgrade to 6.11d (last version that runs on DOS/Win16,
with Phar Lap DOS Extender) and 6.14 (includes support for the Intel
Pentium Pro processor, the Intel MMX architecture, AMD 3D Technology, and
Intel Internet Streaming SIMD Extensions).
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NASM
and NDISASM The Netwide Disassembler is a
small companion program to the Netwide Assembler, NASM.
Compilers:
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Digital Mars
Digital Mars C and C++: Free Compilers for Win32, Win16,
DOS32 and DOS. Fastest compile/link times, powerful optimization
technology, Design by Contract, complete library source, HTML browsable
documentation, disassembler, librarian, resource compiler, make, etc.,
command line and GUI versions, tutorials, sample code, online updates,
Standard Template Library, and much more! - by
lots of people!
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Open Watcom
In a single package, Open Watcom C/C++ and FORTRAN provides a
comprehensive development environment with the tools, SDK's, and libraries
you need to create powerful 16- and 32- bit applications for popular PC
platforms. Combining an integrated development environment (IDE) and a
comprehensive set of tools with state-of-the-art compiler technology, Open
Watcom C/C++ and FORTRAN delivers productivity and performance.
DOS Interrupt List:
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RBIL
(Download) or
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RBIL (Online) Ralf Brown's Interrupt List For those of you who want to
program their own utilities, plus a few useful Libs, Programs,... - by
Ralf Brown
Source Code Search engine:
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Koders
Searching 205,234,850 lines of code in many programming
languages
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Alternative DOS Interfaces
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Many users came
to like a character-based Explorer-like interface to DOS. Later, there were
a few graphical ones, and Microsoft added it's own early graphical interface
named DOSSHELL to DOS versions 4.nn and 5.nn, iirc. Then, of course, Windows
came along. Final Windows for Workgroups 3.11 is still in use by many who
use machines without the massive resources later 32bit Win versions need.
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Commanders
Links, some dead, to several Commander clones - by Robert Orndorff
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Connect
Connect may be the best Norton Commander clone: it is a
full-fledged DOS shell with a Borland-style interface supporting a
powerful text editor (regexes, line-draw, formatting, syntax highlighting,
vertical blocks, etc.), a multi-window hex editor, views text/dBASE/HTML
files in structured format, file manager with support for 4DOS file
descriptions which are preserved on file copy/move/ren, supports Win
9x/NT/2K long filenames, advanced filters, modem terminal, phone book,
calendar, calculator, environment editor, CD Player(!), and more. -
Freeware by Dima Orlov.
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Console
Console is a Win console window enhancement. Features
include configurable font, color, size, background image and transparency
(on Win2000 and later). - by Marko Bozikovic.
A very similar developement is JP Software's TCI, now integrated with 4NT
to TC (Take Command).
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DOS
Navigator
DOS Navigator (open source project), "the best DOS Shell a man can get"
:-)). - by RIT Research
Labs
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DOS Start is a graphical DOS environment for launching programs and
managing files, designed to be highly customizable and flexible to user's
preferences and needs. It does not occupy memory while your programs are
running, so there is no DOS program not compatible with DosStart. - by
Daniel L. Nice
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eConsole
eConsole is a console window for NT (it does now also run under Windows 9x, but some features are
simply not available under Windows 9x). eConsole is designed to run any
Windows NT console process in a custom window with its own background
image and font selection. - by Max Maischein
A very similar developement is JP Software's TCI, now integrated with 4NT
to TC (Take Command).
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Fly DOS GUI
features include 16 bit DOS GUI, drag/dropiplacement of
Icons, quick text icons supported (handy for dropping a reminder on the
desktop), calendar supports full display of a month at a time with fast
preview of daily entries. Up to 65,000 desktops, up to 100 Icons per
Desktop, pop up help. Preferred editor, spell checker etc., user definable
hot key support, keypad simulation of mouse and more. Freeware by a very
shy author who seems to have left his name nowhere.
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Gem/3
Gem is a graphical user interface for DOS and a Windows
precursor. There's a small community still working on developement of this
free software.
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Geos
Geos aka Breadbox
Ensemble is now owned by Breadbox Computer Company LLC. This is a
Windows-like interface to the operating system and made a big splash in
all the mags when it was new. A lite evaluation version is available.
NewDeal Office 2000, also available here, is the successor to the
famous Geoworks Ensemble office package. Support on
GEOS
Infobase
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Guidebook
A very nice overview of GUIs can be found at Guidebook, a
website dedicated to preserving and showcasing Graphical User Interfaces,
as well as various materials related to them.
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LCARS 24
Star Trek-style GUI: large clock, cal., games, text editor,
maps, animations, file manager, viewers, players, calc., unit conv., utils.,
refs., sims., for a TrueColor Win 9x or DOS-only laptop with std. graphics
card & Sound. Freeware by Bill Morris
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List Plus
Classic
great file lister plus simple shell for file operations. Still active &
shareware. - by Vernon Buerg. There's a free 32-bit clone called
ListXP by Rick
Brewster (The original site is down, and the file seems to want to call
home, so be careful!).
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MS WfW 3.11 The "classic" alternative interface for DOS :-) Windows for
Workgroups was the the last and most stable of the old 16-bit Windows
versions (with 32-bit amendments, iirc). For everything relating to
Windows 3.nn see
Gaby Chaudry's excellent pages (german help, drivers and extensions
here, english version
here). Earlier Windows
versions from 1.01 to 3.0 can be found
here
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MS Windows 95/98/ME
These later, partly 32-bit Operating Systems brought a new
FAT, Long File Names and much more but still depended on an underlying DOS
(which MS tried to hide for marketing purposes). Still a very fine and
enhanced multitasking DOS system, if you can spare the resources.
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Norton
Commander 5.0
The (commercial) Norton Commander was so universally used that he spawned
uncounted share- and freeware clones. Many of these are better and faster
than the original and free, see Google for details. -
by
Symantec
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PC Tools 9.0
Registering required. Version 8 can be found
here. The
PC Tools were a longtime contender to the
Norton Utils, until Symantec
bought them and buried them. A DOS shell with many tools, of course not
LFN-aware! -
by Central Point Software
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PC Valet
This is an excellent DOS shell, super small (assembler code), very fast,
and full featured. Runs great in a DOS window on 95, NT, OS/2. Freeware. -
by John Junod
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QuickWin
QuickWin is a window application that
spawn a Win32 console application redirecting his stdin, stdout and stderr
handles to a window. The console application is hiding and all I/O
operations are made through QuickWin. This is a very useful program to
spawn script programs or console applications in a window environment
without opening a DOS box. Alternative source
here. - by Jan-Claude Lanz
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QuikMenu III
A commercial program to give DOS a graphical, Windows-like
desktop. QuikMenu allows you to customize graphical screen interfaces (up
to 50 pages per system) and set up buttons to launch all your favorite DOS
programs (including Windows). QuikMenu also contains a full assortment of
utilities including a powerful file manager, a calculator, a phone/modem
dialer and database, a calendar and more. - by NeoSoft Corp.
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SEAL
SEAL is a 32-bit graphical user interface (GUI) for DOS. It
supports many advanced features, such as a dynamic linking system (XDL),
sound and other multimedia functions (SFA), multilingual support, and
more! A GPL project on Sourceforge.
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Tandy Deskmate
Tandy DeskMate is a desktop environment that integrates with
a number of useful bundled applications. DeskMate was sold by Tandy /
Radio Shack and developed primarily for their TRS-80s and Tandy 1000 PC
compatibles. Early versions were Tandy specific and would not run properly
on other brands of PC compatible computers, however later versions did.
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Visi On
VisiCorp's Visi On was the first full featured desktop GUI
for the IBM PC. Legend has it Bill Gates saw a demo of this running at the
1982 comdex running on an IBM PC. He freaked out because Microsoft didn't
have anything like this yet, ran back to Microsoft Headquarters, and had
them start work on what became Windows.
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XTree Fanpage
Xtree by Xtree Company was the 3rd popular commercial DOS shell (NC and
PCT being the other 2).
Last XTREE DOS version was 3.0, long since abandoned. Many clones can
be found
here.
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ZTreeWin
Ztree is a 32bit console mode Xtree clone enhanced to take advantage of
the greater possibilities of todays operating systems. Commercial, 30 days
trial version. -by Zedtec Inc.
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Windows Scripting & Automation
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Finally, when you run under a graphical user
interface like the different Windows versions, you might want to use a
scripting tool that is able to control these features. Here are some:
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TC - TCC / 4NT
- TCC/LE
Rex Conn's CMD.EXE replacement with hundreds of new commands, variables,
functions, batch structural elements and more, now with a tabbed console
GUI wrapper. Commercial Software - by JP
Software
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AutoIt
AutoIt is a freeware BASIC-like language for automating Windows. It can
simulate keystokes, mouse movements and window commands (maximize,
minimize, wait for, etc.) in order to automate any windows based task (or
even windowed DOS tasks). - by Jonathan Bennet
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AutoHotkey
Free: a keyboard, joystick, and mouse remapper,
a word recognition engine that expands abbreviations as you type them
(auto-replace), a simple yet powerful hotkey scripting language for
Windows, supporting both mouse and keyboard macros, a regular scripting
language (backward compatible with most existing AutoIt2 scripts). The
program includes a script compiler that converts a script to an EXE. It
also includes a macro recorder. - by Chris Mallett
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Automate AutoMate 5 is the leading software for
automation of front and back-office IT tasks. Combining raw power with
intelligent design, AutoMate enables IT professionals to build and deploy
system automation projects in record time. AutoMate tasks are assembled
via drag-and-drop, without writing a single line of code, this allows
automated tasks to be developed rapidly and maintained at lower cost.
$$$$ :-) - by Network Automation
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Batchrun
Batchrun will let you create batch files using a graphical interface. You
can launch any number of programs or dialup connections with just a simple
click. The new version offers GUI improvements, new internal commands and
wildcard support for copy & delete. Freeware. - by Outer Technologies
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BPL
BPL is an extended Win32 batch language interpreter that runs portably on
Win95/Win98/NT/2000. BPL provides an superset of commands (66 in total)
which exceed functionality found in standard command processors. - by Jim
Lawless
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Kixtart
The KiXtart free-format scripting language has rich built-in functionality
for easy scripting. It also supports COM (providing access to ADSI, ADO,
WMI, etc) and thus is easily extensible. Careware. - by ScriptLogic Corp.
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Multibatcher
MultiBatcher is a tool for automation and batch processing of
repetitive tasks on the computer. With the built-in automation tasks
modules you can e.g. generate image galleries, resize images, FTP upload
files to multiple servers, rename files, search-and-replace text in files
(optionally using regular expressions), and call external batch scripts
and applications (thereby enabling even more uses). Sshareware for 32-bit
Windows, - by Microsys
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Powershell 2.0
Windows Powershell, formerly called Monad, is destined to be the new interactive command-line
and task-based scripting technology in future Windows versions. It is said
to enable administrators
to more efficiently and securely automate and control system management
tasks on both desktops and servers.
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QuicKeys
for Windows "Wipes the floor with other Windows automation and
scheduling tools." - PC Direct. Hmmm. Another Win automation tool for a
hefty price. - by Startly Techniologies
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Winbatch
A commercial very powerful Windows scripting language. Lots of free
extension libs, compiler. - by Wilson WindowWare
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Wizzard�s Apprentice Write
installshield wizard-like install batch files using this great freeware
utility for Windows 9x/ME and NT/2K/XP. - by Dion Nicolaas
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Visual Batch File
Visual batch File (free, with banners). Another hard to f�nd dead
software. - by Corban Software, defunct
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WSH
Starting page for downloading
the (free) Microsoft Windows Scripting Host for Windows 95/98 plus
Vbscript, Jscript, documentation and samples. - by Microsoft
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Workspace Macro Pro and
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Automation Anywhere Windows automation software with macro
scripting and task scheduler. Record & edit mouse and keyboard actions.
Features macro editing, repeat options, easy macro language,
Turbo-speed replay, IE plug-in and customizable UI. Shareware. - by Tethys
Solutions
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You Can Author
is a simple yet powerful file management automation
tool for users of 32-bit Windows XP, Vista or 7. - by Ortron,s Inc.
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