Dr. DOS Betamax's DOS Fansite

TIL the term &quot;asperand&quot; for the @ sign <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;chebucto.ns.ca&#x2F;~ak621&#x2F;DOS&#x2F;DOS-Char.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;chebucto.ns.ca&#x2F;~ak621&#x2F;DOS&#x2F;DOS-Char.html</a> <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Asperand" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Asperand</a>

Somewhat related: a repository of FreeDOS-compatible freeware or open source software, no &quot;abandonware&quot;: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;clasqm.github.io&#x2F;freedos-repo&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;clasqm.github.io&#x2F;freedos-repo&#x2F;</a>

You don&#x27;t see that &#x2F;~username&#x2F; pattern in URLs so often these days. I always liked it.

I read that as DR DOS (Digital Research) which I was enamored of until MS DOS 5.0 came out.<p>Digital Research made GEM (a Mac-like desktop GUI) and included a pared down version called ViewMAX in DR DOS 5.0 but ultimately didn&#x27;t deliver on providing a Mac-like interface.

It’s odd to me these days to see a DOS defender. I grew up on DOS, but these days would take a Linux command line over it any day. I guess you need X to do anything graphical on Linux whereas pure dos games exist?

Don&#x27;t remember how I stumbled on this site, but it had to have been 15-20 years ago that I did. Was pleasantly surprised to see that it&#x27;s still online and that the author is still singing the praises of DOS.

Lynx-friendly should become a web design standard.

Was DOS considered to be better than Windows back then?

This reminds me of something you&#x27;d find on OldFiles back in the day:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20110407222115&#x2F;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.oldfiles.org.uk&#x2F;#" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20110407222115&#x2F;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.oldfil...</a><p>It was a webring&#x2F;directory for old computers and DOS&#x2F;Win3x enthusiasts. Unfortunately long gone, but it lasted from 2003 until the mid 2010s.