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Looking back at other Microsoft Easter Eggs

Microsoft developers from various development projects hid Easter Eggs in their applications. by Greg Shultz

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Microsoft Corp., Easter Egg, Greg Shultz, Easter Eggs, Microsoft, MSDOS, Windows screenshots

Image galleries 2007-09-29

Start up disk

I creatd a MSDOS start up disk to format my hard drve, but when I put in the format C: command it says bad command. Am I missing a step to format the hard drive to re-install the O.S.?What is the OS?What is the OS that you are trying to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, mrtapp1@..., disk

Discussion threads 2007-03-25

One of the 4 Seals 8k static RAM cards (Inside the Altair 8800 vintage computer)

Informer Z80 MicrocomputerIn West Liberty, Iowa a company called Digital Sports Systems built the next step up from the Altair. It had the Zilog Z80 8 bit CPU with the S100 bus. It used 4k dynamic rams and could address 64k of memory. The system supported 2...

Tags: 8 bit microcomputer, Altair 8800, computer, hardware, msdos, RAM, tomlawrence@..., z80

Discussion threads 2006-07-28

Can Microsoft

Can microsoft flight sim ver 5.1 operate on win. xp . With- out any fuss. Thanks, RusselltonSYSTEM REQUIREMENTSScreen resolution: 800 X 600System: Windows 98, 2000, XP or NT Processor Speed: Pentium 3 or 4 Memory: 64 MB RAMThis a MSDOS versionThis a MSDOS sim ...

Tags: MSDOS

Q&A 2005-05-03

Additional Resources

msdos virtual pc

I am using MSDOS virtual machine in windows xp.I am facing a problem of slowdelay printing under dos application.

Tags: aurosuresh@..., windows, printing problem, PC

Discussion threads 2007-02-03

StartPro (exe)

StartPro formerly SmartStart allows users to add and remove programs located in the Registry, Startup folder, and win.ini file that load during start-up. Features include SmartBin, which saves deleted items for future restoration, and Boot Options, which allows the user to modify settings located in the msdos.sys file. SmartStart also...

Tags: Correction, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Construction, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2005-09-22

windows 98 is not starting automatically

I recently had a problem in which numerous system files were lost (not sure why... hard disk error? virus scans do not indicate a problem). Regardless, I have managed to at least get things running again by utilizing the SYS command, as well as manually rebuilding an autoexec.bat...

Tags: DOS, kevinnc64@..., Microsoft Windows, MSDOS.SYS, window, windows

Q&A 2005-01-08

how many nodes

i want to know hiow many nodes are connected in my lan. is there is any possible way to find that by using msdos prompt

Tags: LANs, Network technology, NETWORKING, panju@...

Discussion threads 2007-09-08

Getting safe mode back in W98

We used to get to safe mode by pumping f8 when starting up. This no longer works. The computer takes no notice of the f8 pumping and loads in the usual way. Please, what can be done?There is a hidden, system, readonly file called msdos.sys at the...

Tags: Keyboards, readOnly

Q&A 2005-04-21

(Dinosaur Sightings: Installing MS-DOS 4)

I had a different name for DOSSHELL.EXEI called it Doss Hell for all the *.TMP files that it would leave on the HD.Good old DOSAmazing... We wrote programs back then that used MSDOS 3.1 and Novell Advanced Netware 1.0 for producing multi-use

Tags: dos, programming, software, ProfTheory, floppy disk, BASIC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft MS-DOS

Discussion threads 2006-11-11

(Dinosaur Sightings: MicroPro International application suite)

D.COM utility was not a part of MS-DOSD.COM was a third-party utility. You can download old MS-DOS software including D.COM at http://micosyen.com/msdos.php

Tags: gmeader@...

Discussion threads 2006-11-04

Run commands in Win 98

Is there a book that lists all of the Commands and how to use them in some detail. Like Run Commands for Dummies, that is me of course. Thank you. BobE Bookhttp://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htmmay help have a good look around.ThanksThis reply is excellent, thank you.

Tags: Ralenm, Run Command, Microsoft Windows 98

Discussion threads 2007-04-19

Customize the Windows 98 boot process by editing the MSDOS.SYS file

Learn to edit the MSDOS.SYS file to customize the Windows 98 boot processIf you’ve ever pressed [F8] during the initial portion of the Windows 98 boot up process, you’ve seen a menu that offers several choices as to the way Windows 98 boots. However, this menu offers only a portion...

Tags: Operating systems, Brien M. Posey MCSE, MSDOS.SYS, Microsoft Windows 98, Paths section, Microsoft Windows

Technical articles 2000-03-02

FTP upload pls help me out

Hi,All I need to upload a file using msdos batch file.I have writen the script like:OPEN 192.168.4.102USER_NAME 199261USER_PASSWORD *******CD /HOLDINLCD C:HOLDOUTPUT New Microsoft Word DocumentQUITBut its showing error message while runnig like >ftp: connect unknow error.I want to run this script for every 1 minute how can i do this?

Tags: FTP, ramanaiah.m@..., ramanaiahm@..., windows

Discussion threads 2007-01-29

keyboard problems

i collect and repair very old computerslast week i accquired an old i80386 SX 20 mhz.since the 2nd time i turned it on it the prompt to enter the bios doesn't work anymore and even if i use the protuguese keyboard codepage in msdos the keyboard keeps acting like a...

Tags: Keyboards, keyboard

Discussion threads 2005-02-15

GO Script (exe)

The key features of GO Script are: Dynamic and Collaborative Snippet system for easy and fast scripting; Save your code as snippets easily to avoid repetitive coding using GO Script Snippet Editor; Supports 9 different scripting languages; Scripting Languages include Batch(MSDOS/NT/Shell scripting), Javascript, html, php, and ini to mention a...

Tags: Scripting Language, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2007-08-27

run commands

I'm looking for a list of run commands and the possiable diagnostic uses, thxxGoogle is your friendI am assuming that you are looking for DOS commands. Try here: http://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htmI have an old copy of DOS for Dummies that is an invaluable resource. If you can find a...

Tags: gwells4@..., Dummies, off-topic, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-02-03

Configure IT Quick: Read your PC floppy disks on Linux

See how to use Linuxconf to mount a PC disk on a Linux system.Although most of the corporate PCs you'll support are networked, there are still small or home offices that lack such connectivity. When this is the case, I have found that the easiest way to transfer one or...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, information technology, Mary Ann Richardson, disk, Linux, Using Linuxconf, floppy drive, Linux floppy drive, floppy disk, PC disk, PC

Technical articles 2002-11-20

AOL 9.0 Internet Access Control

Scanning related threads, I see this is a common problem. While attempting to solve a related matter on a friends computer, I inadvertently installed their 'Parental Controls' via an executable residing within one of their many parent directories. Consequently the program is not listed in AOL's subset of Windows' program...

Tags: eronf845@..., America Online Inc., access control, AOL 9.0

Discussion threads 2007-05-04

MACROMEDIA WINDOWS DRAW

Still using this super great software on windows me for publishing, Have come across a new happening (after 6 years plus of use)...a 12 page document "disappeared"! on tapping the spacebar to remove the screensaver, the new view still had the document name (rb3.drw) at the top-the page format had...

Tags: PETERB@..., software, Macromedia Inc.

Q&A 2006-02-11