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| − | '''DOS''' was an single user | + | '''DOS''' was an single user 16-bit [[Operating System]] for [[PC]]s and compatible personal computers. It was developed at the end of the 1970s and is now obsolete as it has been almost completely replaced by [[Microsoft]] [[Windows]]. |
| − | [[Tomb Raider|Tomb Raider I]] was written for DOS 5.0 and above. It also works with [[Windows]] in Real Mode DOS (95 to ME) and [[Glidos]] or [[DosBox]] (2000 and above). For more information see [[PC]]. | + | [[Tomb Raider|Tomb Raider I]] was written for DOS 5.0 and above. It uses a 32-bit DOS Extender and can thus be started only on systems featuring a 32 bit chip - a fast Pentium (or equivalent) system is recommended. It also works with [[Windows]] in Real Mode DOS (95 to ME) and [[Glidos]] or [[DosBox]] (2000 and above). For more information see [[PC]]. |
| + | == DOS Versions == | ||
| + | The version of DOS mostly used was provided my [[Microsoft]]. The newest stand alone version MS-DOS provided by Microsoft was 6.22, created in 1994. There are newer versions that were provided with [[Windows 95]] (MS-DOS 7.0/7.1), [[Windows 98|98]] (MS-DOS 7.1), and [[Windows ME|ME]] (MS-DOS 8.0). Some of these versions can be used without the accompanying Windows. | ||
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| + | Besides Microsoft there were several other companies creating DOS systems that were mostly compatible with MS-DOS, like Digital Research (DR-DOS), Caldera (Open DOS), or Novell (Novell-DOS), among others. | ||
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| + | Development of all these versions has been abandoned in the late 1990s and early 2000s and are considered mostly obsolete by now. | ||
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| + | === Free DOS === | ||
| + | The only DOS operating system still in active development is '''FreeDOS''', an open source implementation. First conceived in 1994 version 1.0 was released in 2006. The current version 1.2 was released in 2016. It is available free of charge and is sometimes used by [[PC]] manufacturers as a pre-installed OS when a Windows license would be to expensive and the end user plans to install his or her own system. FreeDOS can be downloaded<ref>http://www.freedos.org/download/ FreeDOS download page</ref> as boot disks or bundled in a distribution together with many open source tools, making it the most sophisticated out of the box DOS system. | ||
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| + | FreeDOS should run the original 1996 Tomb Raider without problems. | ||
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Revision as of 09:50, 8 November 2017
DOS was an single user 16-bit Operating System for PCs and compatible personal computers. It was developed at the end of the 1970s and is now obsolete as it has been almost completely replaced by Microsoft Windows.
Tomb Raider I was written for DOS 5.0 and above. It uses a 32-bit DOS Extender and can thus be started only on systems featuring a 32 bit chip - a fast Pentium (or equivalent) system is recommended. It also works with Windows in Real Mode DOS (95 to ME) and Glidos or DosBox (2000 and above). For more information see PC.
DOS Versions
The version of DOS mostly used was provided my Microsoft. The newest stand alone version MS-DOS provided by Microsoft was 6.22, created in 1994. There are newer versions that were provided with Windows 95 (MS-DOS 7.0/7.1), 98 (MS-DOS 7.1), and ME (MS-DOS 8.0). Some of these versions can be used without the accompanying Windows.
Besides Microsoft there were several other companies creating DOS systems that were mostly compatible with MS-DOS, like Digital Research (DR-DOS), Caldera (Open DOS), or Novell (Novell-DOS), among others.
Development of all these versions has been abandoned in the late 1990s and early 2000s and are considered mostly obsolete by now.
Free DOS
The only DOS operating system still in active development is FreeDOS, an open source implementation. First conceived in 1994 version 1.0 was released in 2006. The current version 1.2 was released in 2016. It is available free of charge and is sometimes used by PC manufacturers as a pre-installed OS when a Windows license would be to expensive and the end user plans to install his or her own system. FreeDOS can be downloaded[1] as boot disks or bundled in a distribution together with many open source tools, making it the most sophisticated out of the box DOS system.
FreeDOS should run the original 1996 Tomb Raider without problems.- ↑ http://www.freedos.org/download/ FreeDOS download page
