I use DOS for running burn-in testing of new machines which are then imaged with various versions of Windows. The burn-in logs are written to a network share; the DOS networking clients work fine, though I haven't had much luck with DOS as a server. Does that count?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Ray Davison [mailto:ray...@charter.net] > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 10:13 PM > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Purpose of dos... > > Is no one else running DOS on late model machines to do > actual work. My primary machines now are Pentium D. With a > mix of PATA and SATA. I have rather recent suites from Corel > and M$. But my word processor of choice is still WP 6.2a > DOS. My accounts payable program was written in 1995. Once > in a while I do a serious search for a new program, and then > stick with what I have. I have had a UPS driver with a COD, > and I have booted DOS and printed a check, and the driver did > not feel I unnecessarily delayed him. Try that with a GUI. > I also have a material requirements planning program that can > still keep up. I actually think chasing numbers and letters > around the screen with a mouse is not very efficient. I also > have a printed circuit layout program. > > And I have to work real hard to crash DOS. > > Ray > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
