vDos is specific to run serious (mainly text mode) DOS applications in Windows 32 or 64-bit, Windows 7 or later. You need at least already use such a DOS application to appreciate vDos. If you don’t, want to play with DOS (or its games): vDos isn’t meant for you!
Recent versions (latest 2023.05.01) and the vDos forum are now hosted at: https://www.vdos.info
Features
- Easily extend your DOS application to run in a safe and convenient way in modern Windows environments, especially Windows 64-bit.
- Record locking, Windows printing, a scalable screen font and more.
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Back in '86 I wrote a few applications in Dataease a first generation relational database with application builder front-end. Most of my apps bit the dust but I still use the one I wrote to manage household expenses. I have to tweak it every year to get over the millennium bug (it was real!) both otherwise it still does what I needed it to do. A dozen years ago I spent ages trying to get it to run in Windows 7 which ended up with me running it within a DOS Emulator for Linux which ran within an Oracle VM environment. It seemed to break every few months and need fixing - what a palaver! So that was where I was an hour or so ago when I googled "How to run a DOS program in Windows 10" and up came vDos. All I needed to do was download vDos; copy my app into a subdirectory and edit autoexec.txt to change directory into that subdirectory and run the batchfile I wrote decades ago. I just can't get over how simple this was! Huge thanks to JHM Schaars for this.
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VDOS is an extradordinary program. It allows old DOS programs to function on Windows 7, thus eliminating the need to set up Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode; and on Window 10 it eliminates the need to set up Hyper-V. Jos Schaars is brilliant and I thank him for his guidance,
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I am using vDos to run FoxPro Dos programs on Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit) and Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit) on a local network. I wrote these programs over 25 years ago to use as retail pos and inventory control. I have received very quick support with the small problems I encountered.
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Great for DOS emulation, lightweight.
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Works perfectly. Used it to resurrect our WAMPUM dBASE III clone from 1985. Everything works just as it did 32 years ago. Download WAMPUM from: nerd.bz/2ocd0ap