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DESKTOP2 – A Graphical User Interface for DOS

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Re: DESKTOP2 – A Graphical User Interface for DOS

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Post by jiveturkey »

mjsweet wrote: post #6

*DESKTOP is somewhat in the middle between MS-Windows and Norton Commander...* Does anyone here recall the intuitive nature of Norton Commander, especially in terms of file operations? This may be reaching back about three decades, so my recollection might be a bit hazy. As I recall, it was a viable alternative to Windows Explorer even during the era of Windows 3.1. One particular aspect that stands out to me was the…

> Does anyone here recall

Well, midnight commander is still actively updated even today in 2023.

Re: DESKTOP2 – A Graphical User Interface for DOS

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Post by riedel »

VectorLock wrote: post #7

I love this user testimonial in particular... >i love your gui!!! it's great! my only problem is that i can't read german so i am forced to navigate using either trial-and-error or my trusty german-english dictionary (which is not well equipped at translating computer jargon!!) anyway, this is probably a lost cause and i understand you not wanting to go through all the hassel of translating it -- i was just wondering…

Speaking of German: does anyone know why the favicon of the site is the one of Fraunhofer? What is the history?

Re: DESKTOP2 – A Graphical User Interface for DOS

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Post by laserdancepony »

riedel wrote: post #12
VectorLock wrote: post #7

I love this user testimonial in particular... >i love your gui!!! it's great! my only problem is that i can't read german so i am forced to navigate using either trial-and-error or my trusty german-english dictionary (which is not well equipped at translating computer jargon!!) anyway, this is probably a lost cause and i understand you not wanting to go through all the hassel of translating it -- i was just wondering…

Speaking of German: does anyone know why the favicon of the site is the one of Fraunhofer? What is the history?

Apparently the author works there, and is hosting this page the classic academic way: out of a user directory (http://mre-web.mevis.fraunhofer.de/~ritter/awakeideas/).

Re: DESKTOP2 – A Graphical User Interface for DOS

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Post by upon_drumhead »

mjsweet wrote: post #6

*DESKTOP is somewhat in the middle between MS-Windows and Norton Commander...* Does anyone here recall the intuitive nature of Norton Commander, especially in terms of file operations? This may be reaching back about three decades, so my recollection might be a bit hazy. As I recall, it was a viable alternative to Windows Explorer even during the era of Windows 3.1. One particular aspect that stands out to me was the…

I was a heavy user of "The Directory Commander" or DCOM.

I found an image at http://old-dos.ru/screens/6/9/8/5443786e5b93f5c6b2a83da43df6...

I recall being able to function really effectively with it's multiple panes and tagging, however it's been 30 years, so my memory might be entirely rosey

Re: DESKTOP2 – A Graphical User Interface for DOS

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Post by thom »

mjsweet wrote: post #6

*DESKTOP is somewhat in the middle between MS-Windows and Norton Commander...* Does anyone here recall the intuitive nature of Norton Commander, especially in terms of file operations? This may be reaching back about three decades, so my recollection might be a bit hazy. As I recall, it was a viable alternative to Windows Explorer even during the era of Windows 3.1. One particular aspect that stands out to me was the…

It also performed the very important function of setting up a parallel cable connection to my brother’s computer so we could play DOOM together.

Re: DESKTOP2 – A Graphical User Interface for DOS

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Post by sdrinf »

mjsweet wrote: post #6

*DESKTOP is somewhat in the middle between MS-Windows and Norton Commander...* Does anyone here recall the intuitive nature of Norton Commander, especially in terms of file operations? This may be reaching back about three decades, so my recollection might be a bit hazy. As I recall, it was a viable alternative to Windows Explorer even during the era of Windows 3.1. One particular aspect that stands out to me was the…

If you're looking for present-day windows equalent, Total Commander (https://www.ghisler.com/) is excellent -daily driver for me since '99.

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Post by JdeBP »

mjsweet wrote: post #6

*DESKTOP is somewhat in the middle between MS-Windows and Norton Commander...* Does anyone here recall the intuitive nature of Norton Commander, especially in terms of file operations? This may be reaching back about three decades, so my recollection might be a bit hazy. As I recall, it was a viable alternative to Windows Explorer even during the era of Windows 3.1. One particular aspect that stands out to me was the…

The name that will help here is an orthodox file manager.

Re: DESKTOP2 – A Graphical User Interface for DOS

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Post by JdeBP »

Quiark wrote: post #5

My father used to use another one, I think it was called START and made in Czech. Unfortunately I can't find it on any internet archive sites :(

That will almost certainly have been renamed to another name early on in its lifetime. So unfortunately you probably need to know what it was renamed to.
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