Dos Guis

[Mikey]

I only know of Gem/Gemini, which is a graphical GUI for DOS that's small enough to fit on a standard floppy.

Are there any other such programs? It doesn't really matter if they're small enough to fit on a floppy, though that would be best. Just anything that could be used under DOS to move and delete files and folders and such without having to use the command line.

[Data]

windows ?

[Reup]

There's OpenGEM (http://gem.shaneland.co.uk/) and SEAL (http://sealsystem.sourceforge.net/about.php) for instance.

I have tried Seal under FreeDOS once (a year back or so). It worked pretty well. OpenGEM also looks good, but different!

[Eagle of Fire]

Why would someone want to use DOS without using the command line is beyond me. That's what DOS is for. :blink:

[Omuletzu]

Originally posted by Eagle of Fire@Feb 3 2005, 05:13 PM
Why would someone want to use DOS without using the command line is beyond me. That's what DOS is for.* :blink:
Why would anyone use Total Cmd instead of explorer? Because it makes things simple ;)

Norton commander, but the best is Dos navigator.I am talking of course for real dos.I never used freedos so i can't tell.

[Eagle of Fire]

Omuletzu: I don't see why someone would use Total Commander either. Maybe it's just me, but having a graphical interface to use DOS is not something I really understand. It's so easier and faster to type it by hand... If it get repetitive, then just create a batch file and you're done. :tomato:

As for explorer, the only reason why I use it is because there is nothing better under Windows. The only benefit DOS don't have is multitasking...

[xoopx]

Originally posted by Data@Feb 3 2005, 11:15 AM
windows ?
LOL which version came on one floppy? 1.0? ;)

[Wired]

Originally posted by xoopx+Feb 3 2005, 07:29 PM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (xoopx @ Feb 3 2005, 07:29 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-Data@Feb 3 2005, 11:15 AM
windows ?
LOL which version came on one floppy? 1.0? ;) [/b][/quote]
Yeah, I'm sure the blue screen of death would fit on a floppy.

[Tuttle]

DOSSHELL was okay. Should be included in DOS 5 and later if I remember correctly.

[Mikey]

Originally posted by Eagle of Fire@Feb 3 2005, 07:13 AM
Why would someone want to use DOS without using the command line is beyond me. That's what DOS is for. :blink:
It's a lot faster to move files and such if all I have to do is drag and drop.
DOS works well for managing files and folders, but it takes more time, something that I don't always have enough of.

Having a bootable floppy with a good GUI for moving stuff around is invaluable when preparing a hard drive for a full OS install. Besides, isn't it just cool to have a whole OS on a single floppy? :D


Also, I tried SEAL and it looks amazing for such a small program, though it doesn't allow you to run DOS programs directly from its GUI, something that can be done in Gem.
Also, SEAL is a little too big to fit on a single floppy, but I figure if I remove some of the games and unecessary programs I could probably get it down to size.

[Reup]

You have a whole OS without the GUI as well. And there's plenty of 1-floppy linux-distros as well (a little list (http://www.linuxlinks.com/Distributions/Floppy/))

[QBiN]

There's Tandy Deskmate. It definitely fits on a floppy. Maybe even a 360K floppy. Ha!

Although I never cared for it, many people did. There's a version that requires a Tandy graphics adapter, and there's another for any EGA/VGA compatible card.

You can find at Home of the Underdogs if anyone's interested.

[Stalkersky]

Several links to various DOS software and other DOS related websites. :ok:

Interesting DOS programs (http://www.opus.co.tt/dave/indexall.htm)

[Kon-Tiki]

Originally posted by Tuttle@Feb 4 2005, 11:17 AM
DOSSHELL was okay. Should be included in DOS 5 and later if I remember correctly.
Dosshell's the one I used as a kid when I had to do too much for just typing it out over and over again. Nifty little GUI. Has all you need... and nothing more :D I'd recommend this one, but that's partially because I've been only using that one and never even heard of any other. Anyways, Dosshell's standard, so it shouldn't be a problem.

[Ferna182]

i think windows 1.0 fits on some floppies

note: i don't know the size of windows 1.0


any way .. and what about Windows 3.1 ?? when that came out, the computers nerver get freeze! the people were happy those old days!

[mika]

Definitely Dos Navigator (http://www.ritlabs.com/dn/) looks a bit like Norton Commander, but much better.