The best abandonware applications
Abandonware DOS is not only about games. Some of the most fondly remembered software for old PCs is an application. These applications, both for DOS and early versions of Windows, played pivotal roles in shaping the personal computing landscape. They introduced users to various productivity tools, multimedia experiences, and the potential of GUI-based interfaces.
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IBM Assistant 2.0
DOS19864.1/5 word processor, spreadsheet, utility
3D Studio 3
DOS19934.1/5 graphics editor
Borland Turbo Pascal 2.0
DOS19834/5 programming
Borland Paradox 4.5
DOSWindows XP/98/9519934/5 database
Borland Turbo Pascal 1.0
DOS19834/5 programming
Borland Turbo Pascal 3.0
DOS19864/5 programming
Dungeon Master's Assistant Vol 1
DOS1988protected4/5 gaming software
Impulse Tracker
DOS1995freeware4/5 sound software
Impulse Tracker was a popular music tracker software developed by Jeffrey Lim in the late 1990s. Impulse Tracker utilized a tracker-style user interface, which was common in the demoscene and among enthusiasts of chiptune and electronic music. The interface is characterized by a grid of rows and columns where users input note and instrument da...
Norton Desktop
DOS19924/5 utility
PKzip
DOS1989protected4/5 utility
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...
Virtual Reality Studio
DOS19914/5 gaming software
WinFrotz
Windows XP/98/952002freeware3.9/5 gaming software
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...
Word Perfect 5
DOS19893.9/5 word processor
Doszip Commander
DOS2007freeware3.9/5 file management
Math Cad 2.5
DOS19893.9/5 utility
Norton Commander 1.0
DOS19863.9/5 file management
Norton Commander was a file manager and editor application released by Peter Norton Computing for DOS. Norton Commander used a text-based user interface with side-by-side panels and featured copy, delete, editing and preview any kind of file easily: it was an improvement over the command-line only MS-DOS interface. Norton Commander 1.0 was fir...
Skale Tracker
Windows XP/98/95LinuxWindows2005freeware3.9/5 sound software
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...
Cartooners
DOS19893.8/5 graphics editor
The Patcher 6.1
DOS19933.8/5 utility, gaming software
Dungeon Master's Assistant Vol 2
DOS1989protected3.8/5 gaming software
NewsMaster
DOS19863.8/5 graphics editor
Quattro Pro v4
DOS19913.8/5 spreadsheet
Arachne WWW
DOS1996freeware3.8/5 browser
Arachne is a graphical web browser for DOS. Arachne was developed by Michal Polák and released in the early 1990s as a text-mode web browser with limited graphical capabilities. Arachne allowed DOS users to browse the World Wide Web in a graphical, though quite basic, manner. It supported features such as displaying images, handling lin...
F-Prot
DOS19953.8/5 utility
F-PROT is an antivirus developed by FRISK Software International. The name "F-PROT" stands for "FRISK-PROActive," emphasizing its proactive approach to virus detection and prevention. F-PROT Antivirus is designed to protect computer systems from various forms of malware, including viruses, worms, Trojans, and other malicious software.
ResidualVM
Windows XP/98/952003freeware3.8/5 gaming software
Volkswriter 3
DOS19823.8/5 word processor
Borland Reflex 2.0
DOS19863.7/5 database
Borland Reflex was a relational database management system (RDBMS) developed by Borland International, a software company that was prominent in the 1980s and 1990s. Reflex was released in the mid-1980s as a graphical database software primarily targeted at business and professional users.