The most popular abandonware applications
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Alice: The Personal Pascal
DOS19854.3/5 programming
Arj
DOS19904.3/5 utility
ARJ is a file compression utility and file format created by Robert K. Jung. The name "ARJ" stands for "Archived by Robert Jung." It was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a compression tool for MS-DOS and other systems. ARJ offered high compression ratios and various features, such as archive encryption and error recovery.
NeoPaint 3.2
DOS19934.5/5 graphics editor
Microsoft Word
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x19833.5/5 word processor
Turbo Pascal 7
DOSWindows 3.xMac OS19924/5 programming
Turbo Pascal 7 (TP7) is a programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was developed by Borland as an evolution of their earlier Turbo Pascal versions. Turbo Pascal 7 was released around 1992.Turbo Pascal 7 gained popularity in educational settings and among hobbyist progra...
Norton Editor 2
DOS19904.2/5 word processor
Norton Utilities 8
DOS19944.2/5 file management, utility
DeskMate
DOS19843.2/5 utility, spreadsheet, word processor
Deskmate is a software suite developed by Tandy Corporation that provided a graphical user interface (GUI) and a set of applications for personal computers. It was often bundled with Tandy's TRS-80 and Tandy 1000 series of computers in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Deskmate included various applications such as a word processor, spreadsheet, calen...
Virtual Reality Studio
DOS19913.9/5 gaming software
Melody Maker 3
DOS19923.8/5 sound software
Borland Turbo Pascal 2.0
DOS19834/5 programming
Quattro Pro v4
DOS19913.8/5 spreadsheet
Borland Eureka: the Solver
DOS19873.9/5 programming
Borland Eureka: the Solver is an abandoned text-based application developed by Borland Software Corporation and released in 1987 for DOS. The product is designed to solve complex problems, generate tables and plots, and perform what-if analysis. The user writes an equation, sets options, and instructs the software to solve the problem. The pro...
Acrobat Reader 1
DOS19933/5 utility
Acrobat Reader was the first of a family of application software developed by Adobe Inc. to view, create, manipulate, print and manage Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Acrobat Reader 1 was released in 1993 for DOS and Mac.
Dungeon Master's Assistant Vol 1
DOS1988protected4/5 gaming software
FreeDOS Shell
DOS2002freeware3.6/5 utility, file management
PKzip
DOS1989protected4/5 utility
Math Cad 2.5
DOS19894.1/5 utility
Paint Shop Pro 3.11
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x19932.8/5 graphics editor
Paint Shop Pro 3 is an early version of PaintShop Pro, which is a graphics editing program known for its user-friendly interface and a range of features that cater to both amateur and professional graphic designers. Paint Shop Pro 3 was released in the late 1990s and represented one of the early stages in the evolution of the software.
Music Time Deluxe
Windows XP/98/9519963.8/5 sound software
Einstein Writer 7
DOS19853.5/5 word processor
PrintMaster
DOS19853.2/5 graphics editor
PrintMaster is a program that allows users to create a variety of print projects, such as greeting cards, banners, brochures, and more. It provides users with tools and templates to design and customize their own print materials. PrintMaster includes a library of pre-designed templates, clipart, and other graphics that users can incorporate in...
Adventure Game Studio (AGS)
WindowsLinuxMac OS1997freeware3.9/5 gaming software
Adventure Game Studio (AGS) is a software development tool that enables users to create point-and-click adventure games. It was originally created by Chris Jones and has been used by game developers to produce a variety of 2D adventure games. AGS provides a scripting language, a visual editor, and various other tools to simplify the game developmen...
Skale Tracker
Windows XP/98/95LinuxWindows2005freeware3.9/5 sound software
NewsMaster
DOS19863.6/5 graphics editor
IBM Assistant 2.0
DOS19864.1/5 word processor, spreadsheet, utility
Virtual Reality Studio 2.0
DOS19924.4/5 gaming software
Bank Streek Writer Plus
DOS19863/5 word processor
Visual Basic 3
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x19933/5 programming
Visual Basic 3 (VB3) is a programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) released by Microsoft in 1993. It is part of the Visual Basic (VB) series, which is known for its ease of use and rapid application development capabilities. Visual Basic 3 was a significant step forward in the evolution of the Visual Basic language and...
DBGL: DOSBox Game Launcher
Windows2017freeware4.4/5 emulator
DBGL is a free and open-source frontend for DOSBox available for many platforms, developed in Java.