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| 59609 | 2002-07-04 00:37:00 | Does anybody have an idea what the (remaining) installed user base of this operating system is? Any sites I can check to get some figures? Cheers Tom |
Tom McB (832) | ||
| 59610 | 2002-07-04 01:19:00 | Presumably you would also need to include Win98, even though many people wouldnt know they had DOS? Or are you just thinking of DOS6.22 or earlier? | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 59611 | 2002-07-04 03:16:00 | I still have 1 old pc at home wit Dos and I know of about 10 boxes still being supported for "real production" work running 6.2.2 | jst_nz (559) | ||
| 59612 | 2002-07-04 03:28:00 | Thanks, Terry. I'm only interested in workstations that boot directly to the C:> command prompt. You are right - W9x have bits of the old "DOS-ghost-in-the-machine" kernel that some people don't know (or care) about. I remember something like 600,000 users about 2-3 years ago. Any numbers? |
Tom McB (832) | ||
| 59613 | 2002-07-04 03:31:00 | Good for you! OK, so now I know there are at least 10 more machines apart from the ones still in "production" use at the office. |
Tom McB (832) | ||
| 59614 | 2002-07-04 03:58:00 | I use it often. My laptop (with 4Mb) can't run Linux. I've got Turbo Pascal, and assembler, so can write any programmes I need. And there's still Simtel, and a collection of CDs and floppies from magazines. Worldwide, there will still be plenty. It's well known and for any application where all you need is a programme loader, why add the extra disk and memory to install a GUI? I suspect that there might be a lot of POS stuff using it. I know that the self-issue machines at Christchurch public library run on DOS. | Graham L (2) | ||
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