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Dos on new hardware?

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My uncle is using old dos based software and wants to move to a new computer but does not know if he would be able to. So my question is would he be able to move from an old 300 Mhz computer to a new 2 GHz laptop and still run dos without any issues? Unfortunately this is a pretty general question since I don't know what software he's trying to run, what version of dos, or even if he's just using a dos shell. Any general info about dos on new hardware would be very appreciated.
 
the company i work for runs dos apps on win xp, dont see why it wont work
 
k1pp3r said:
the company i work for runs dos apps on win xp, dont see why it wont work
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Not all DOS apps will work in compatibility mode in XP. Actually, a lot of them won't. Even if apps do work, it doesn't mean they will work correctly.

As far as running DOS on new hardware, it should work. You will be very limited on the amount of drivespace you can use if you are using a larger drive. The best bet would be to try running Win98 and run the DOS programs from that. You will still run into some issues here and there.

I would also think your uncle is probably running Win95 or Win98 already anyway. I highly doubt it's a strict DOS or DOS/Win 3.1 box.

 
Yeah the biggest problems will be: drive size limits, and drivers.

I'd recommend W98 as well.
 
NulloModo said:
worse comes to worst you can always run VMware
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That's a great suggestion. If it's a DOS app, it definitely won't need a lot of horsepower, so a VMWare session on a 2 GHZ laptop will still be much faster than an old 300 Mhz system.
 
Hah, I remember trying to run some old DOS apps a while back. Turns out (games mostly) some apps that use timing get the timing from clock cycles. Nothing like hitting up Wing Commander and seeing it flash by at 20x speed. Stupid DOS.
 
Sieravor said:
Hah, I remember trying to run some old DOS apps a while back. Turns out (games mostly) some apps that use timing get the timing from clock cycles. Nothing like hitting up Wing Commander and seeing it flash by at 20x speed. Stupid DOS.
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Tehehe, bullet time isn't new, just hit your turbo button. INSTANT BULLET TIME!!! :D
 
Codegen said:
You could try a program called DOSBox
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I was going to suggest DOSBox, too. While it's mainly developed for gaming, it'd be more than adequate for running other DOS-based apps. just don't try to get any real Windows 3.xx functionality out of it just yet.
 
I have used dosbox for a client who was using an old dos database program on a brand new pc and it worked flawlessly.
 
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