Re: DOS Programs under Win

> Re: DOS Programs under Win
>
> >  > i notice in windows vista it dosent support full screen dos  comma
> >  > anymore. so if i want to have full screen dos like in ealrier vers
> >  > windows i cant use vista for that. . presently i use win2000 for t
> >  > . .. the good old days of DOS.. this affects playing in telnet for
> >  > part. is dos and telnet on the way out? (please dont let it die) t
> >  > full screen the way it is written either.. when i play a online ga
> >  > full screen dos mode for that instead of a window for it.. does an
> >  > still play trade wars on TWGS?. as sysop i dont play it, but watch
> >  > it.. pat
> >
> > There is an application out there called DOSBOX that runs under Windows
> > other OSes) that will supply the user with a DOS session to run DOS prog
> > in.  It should continue to work (I think) once Windows totally stops
> > supporting 16-bit DOS apps.  I am not sure if it is an emulator, or if i
> > provides an actual DOS session as I have never used it.  But I know ther
> > a few developers out there that are attempting to extend the life of old
> > programs by using DOSBOX under Windows XP & Vista.
> >
>
> It doesn't appear Microsoft dropped support for 16-bit apps in Windows 7
> (x86)yet?  64bit versions dropped it back in Win XP x64.

Yeah x86 still runs the 16bit stuff like Vista.

Steve


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