I wrote about usability of DOS quite long article for one czech e-zin. I don't have the energy to translate it into english so I'll write only few points:
There are three groups of DOS users: 1) people with old hardware - they don't have another option than using DOS system. Such PC's are very likely used as monopurpose machines - as typewritters, laboratory apparatures, in industry, etc. 2) they use DOS for some spectacular programs (old applications) like old bussines software, cash sale programs, and also old games 3) DOS geeks. The most interresting group. There are people like me or you :-) We use DOS because we like it, because it is our hobby. We are similar to other hobbyist - plastic modellers, aquarists, friends of russian cars :-) and so on. Also remark that in many families are more computers than one. They have one "family computer" and second one, slower, which isn't intensively used or even rests somewhere in a corner. It is ideal candidate for installing DOS. For example in our family we have two computers. The "primary" one has dual system Win98/FreeDOS and is used by all family members. The "secondary" one is in my room and there is only FreeDOS. I use it for: * playing DOS games * playing emulated games from SEGA and SNES * listening music (ideal for going to sleep) * writting texts for web (sometimes complex web pages even with images) * converting music CD's into MP3 * programming On the primary I also sometimes use DOS for internet browsing with Arachne (well, not very often but time from time yes) I plan to use DOS also for burning CD's. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
