｢ Most VA medical facilities manage health records using a suite of tools launched by the US government in 1997 called the Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS). But it works on top of an even older system called VistA – not to be confused with the Windows Vista operating system – which first debuted in 1985 and was originally built on the operating system MS-DOS ｣
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250516-the-people-stuck-using-ancient-windows-computers
After 30 years, I guess it's finally time for me to accept Windows 95 into the ranks of "retro" operating systems. I just added a new 86Box VM... A decent 80486DX4 with 100MHz, 16MB RAM and 1.2GB HDD should be more than enough to start with.
This makes me feel a bit old... 😉
#Win95#Windows95#MSDOS#RetroComputing#Microsoft#RetroGaming#Anniversary#Oldschool#Retro #90s #90er
Behold...! Windows 95, Service Pack 1!
😉
#RetroComputing#Win95#Windows95#Microsoft#RetroGaming#Oldschool#Retro#Nostalgia #90s#MSDOS
Behold...! Windows 95, Service Pack 1!
😉
#RetroComputing#Win95#Windows95#Microsoft#RetroGaming#Oldschool#Retro#Nostalgia #90s#MSDOS
After 30 years, I guess it's finally time for me to accept Windows 95 into the ranks of "retro" operating systems. I just added a new 86Box VM... A decent 80486DX4 with 100MHz, 16MB RAM and 1.2GB HDD should be more than enough to start with.
This makes me feel a bit old... 😉
#Win95#Windows95#MSDOS#RetroComputing#Microsoft#RetroGaming#Anniversary#Oldschool#Retro #90s #90er
Steve Jobs - Demonstration of MS-DOS in the NeXTstep environment - YouTube
Alberto Marnetto reviews the MS-DOS games on a 1989 floppy disk that came with an Italian computer magazine, including a previously unknown Pac-Man clone. The also gives an overview of software distribution with Italian magazines in the 1980s, and the quasi-legal piracy scene in the country at the time.
Tonight, I'm having an absolute blast playing around with Microsoft's Flight Simulator 4.0 and its "Experimental Jet Aircraft" from the "Aircraft & Scenery Designer" expansion.
Seeing this old game, which is so dear to my heart, running super smooth in full SVGA resolution and with all of this extra in-game content makes my inner 12 year old jump up and down from excitement! This is what retro gaming is all about!
#RetroGaming#DOSGaming#Nostalgia#Microsoft #FlightSimulator#FloppyDisk#Diskette#MSDOS#SVGA#Emulation#86Box
#MSDos picks of the day:➡️ @freedosproject - DOS-compatible FOSS OS
➡️ @dec_hl - Maker of DOStodon, MS-DOS Mastodon app
➡️ @dosgameclub - DOS games community
➡️ @dosnostalgic - DOS nostalgia posts
➡️ @cyningstan - Making new DOS games (often CGA)
➡️ @HadroSoft - Making new DOS games
➡️ @sqhistorian@spectra.video (videos) & @sqhistorian@dosgame.club (general) - Adventure game videos
➡️ @loadhigh - Posting on old DOS games
➡️ @msdosreference - DOS commands each day
➡️ @scummvm - FOSS to run old PC games
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The account below is a discussion group. Follow the group to see its discussions in your timeline, mention the group to post to it. (More info about how to use Fediverse groups: https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse)
➡️ @msdos - Discussion group about MS-DOS
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS PART OF THE THREAD, IT MIGHT SPAM THE GROUP.
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#MSDos picks of the day:➡️ @freedosproject - DOS-compatible FOSS OS
➡️ @dec_hl - Maker of DOStodon, MS-DOS Mastodon app
➡️ @dosgameclub - DOS games community
➡️ @dosnostalgic - DOS nostalgia posts
➡️ @cyningstan - Making new DOS games (often CGA)
➡️ @HadroSoft - Making new DOS games
➡️ @sqhistorian@spectra.video (videos) & @sqhistorian@dosgame.club (general) - Adventure game videos
➡️ @loadhigh - Posting on old DOS games
➡️ @msdosreference - DOS commands each day
➡️ @scummvm - FOSS to run old PC games
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The account below is a discussion group. Follow the group to see its discussions in your timeline, mention the group to post to it. (More info about how to use Fediverse groups: https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse)
➡️ @msdos - Discussion group about MS-DOS
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS PART OF THE THREAD, IT MIGHT SPAM THE GROUP.
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#MSDos picks of the day:➡️ @freedosproject - DOS-compatible FOSS OS
➡️ @dec_hl - Maker of DOStodon, MS-DOS Mastodon app
➡️ @dosgameclub - DOS games community
➡️ @dosnostalgic - DOS nostalgia posts
➡️ @cyningstan - Making new DOS games (often CGA)
➡️ @HadroSoft - Making new DOS games
➡️ @sqhistorian@spectra.video (videos) & @sqhistorian@dosgame.club (general) - Adventure game videos
➡️ @loadhigh - Posting on old DOS games
➡️ @msdosreference - DOS commands each day
➡️ @scummvm - FOSS to run old PC games
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I just cobbled a list of my favorite #MSDOS#RetroDev resources.
https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOSDevelResources/blob/main/README.md
I just cobbled a list of my favorite #MSDOS#RetroDev resources.
https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOSDevelResources/blob/main/README.md
I added more compiler and a treasure trove of documentation for #MSDOS programming!
I just cobbled a list of my favorite #MSDOS#RetroDev resources.
https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOSDevelResources/blob/main/README.md
The DOS Game Jam link is active!
https://itch.io/jam/dosember-game-jam
Although I'm using DOSember as an excuse to run this, anyone can join!
The jam runs all the way until the end of November. Please feel free to get involved! 😊
#msdos #retrogaming #retrocomputing #gamedev #dosgaming #dosember
The DOS Game Jam link is active!
https://itch.io/jam/dosember-game-jam
Although I'm using DOSember as an excuse to run this, anyone can join!
The jam runs all the way until the end of November. Please feel free to get involved! 😊
#msdos #retrogaming #retrocomputing #gamedev #dosgaming #dosember
Source code for my games is now available on my web site. Just go to any game's web page, and the source code will be available among the downloads as a ZIP. There's a README.md in each one for compilation instructions. http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/ #gamedev #ibmpc #msdos #cga
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