What use is there for a DOS operating system in 2017?

What use is there for a DOS operating system in 2017?

>DOS operating system
>Disk Operating System Operating System

there isn't

running legacy applications safely
playing old DOS games

Running DOS applications.

Running DOS applications.

Running DOS applications, you fucking retard. Kill yourself.

Playing tank wars 60fps normal speed
>in b4 dosbox

autism

Controlling machinery

The UK government use it for financial stuff

The UK transport network uses it for various things

Certain businesses use something like DOS for databases

You'd be surprised by how much old software is still in use. Plenty of fairly modern cash registers run Windows 2000. Meanwhile the faggots on here complain when somebody is using a browser from 3 months ago.

I think it serves some purpose for HAM radio stuff or something. A friend of mine used FreeDOS not too long ago.

Those systems shouldn't be connected to the internet.
A browser is.

Tell me the real danger of using an old browser.

I know that in addition to Windows executables, some laptop manufacturers provide BIOS updates as a DOS disk image that on boot immediately starts the update process (or something like that). Can't think of another option for laptops running a Linux distribution or a BSD exclusively.

Many manufacturing companies use old computers to control the machines, they usually run custom DOS applicatoions

I actually want to hear this too.

Whacky Wheels

There's some jurisdictions (mostly in Europe, I think) that have regulations stating that all computers must be sold with an operating system installed. System-builders and resellers in such areas install FreeDOS as the "No, fuck off, I don't want a Windows license" option.

Its only put on systems now to meet laws in some nations

writing a book that will never be finished

I use it to run TurboCNC on a 1000 yr old lathe

Writing the Game if Thrones novels

Is this for real?
What editor does he use?

you mean unsafely

they put it on new computers they sell to mudslimes or spics

known vulnerabilities that allow malicious javascript (eg "ads") to execute arbitary code on your machine

Wordperfect 5.1 is GOAT

>be lenovo
>sell crappy OSless laptops
>marketing not happy
>install freedos and call it an OS

the cool thing about DOS is that it's barely an OS in the first place

Averting your eye cancer.

>tfw it's inevitable as US manufactured LED and fluorescent bulbs take Tajikistan by storm.

DOS is comfy

What do you turn?

running windows 3.11 application using qemu

Windows 3.1 doesn't run on FreeDOS

FastTracker 2.

Making 30 byte Hello World binaries

>a DOS operating system
PIN number
HIV virus
RIP in peace

people say pin number for clarity, there are what, 5 different p*n words that sound the fucking same

minuscule codebase + 40 years of bugtesting means it's basically the most stable OS in existance

The fact that there are still machines running from when it was on the market is a testament to that.