configuring settings.) Plus, old computer hardware isn’t just pricey alone – you also have to buy accessories and cards.
Along with this, you do get the true PC experience – from the fun of having your own vintage computer hardware to the hardships it brings (i.e.
But that can be a pricey endeavour and the hardware is over 20 years old, in some cases (like the IBM PC) nearing their 40th birthday. Option 1 is to lay down the money and buy a period computer, such as an IBM PC or PS/2, Tandy, etc., that runs MS-DOS and is compatible with your programs. Today, you have a couple options to running MS-DOS and its programs: Mostly, however, MS-DOS is more used for the former: playing games and experiencing the 1980s computing environment. FreeDOS, etc.,) MS-DOS has largely been phased out and replaced with full graphical user interfaces like Microsoft’s Windows (which was no longer a shell of DOS in Windows NT and Windows XP) and Apple’s macOS.ĭespite this, MS-DOS (and its sister, PC-DOS) is still used for nostalgic purposes, or to run legacy programs that are still needed but have not been ported to a newer, contemporary OS. It’s been nearly 19 years since Microsoft released the last version of MS-DOS. Want to run yesterday’s software on today’s hardware? No problem…
