The most popular 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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Norton Commander 5.5

DOS19984.2/5 file management

Norton Commander was one of the most popular file manager applications ever released for MS DOS. Its clever side-by-side windows interface and the ease of use allowed DOS users to copy, delete, move and preview any kind of file without the hassle of typing every command by hand. Norton Commander was first released in 1986, but the latest and final ...

Borland Turbo C v2

DOS19883.7/5 programming

Turbo Assembler (TASM)

DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/9519894.3/5 programming, utility

Turbo Assembler, often referred to as TASM, is an x86 assembler for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows. As a key component of Borland's suite of development tools, TASM was packaged alongside Turbo Debugger (TD), forming the Turbo Assembler/Turbo Debugger (TASM/TD) bundle. Turbo Assembler was favored for its speed and compatibility with the popular ...

Turbo Prolog 2.0

DOS1986protected4.1/5 programming

QBASIC

DOS19914.3/5 programming

QBasic, or QuickBASIC, was an interpreted version of the BASIC programming language developed by Microsoft. It was designed to be easy to learn and use, making it accessible to beginners and hobbyist programmers. QBasic was part of Microsoft's QuickBASIC product line, which included both compiled and interpreted versions of the language. QBasi...

DOSBox

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2002freeware4.1/5 emulator

DOSBox is an open-source emulator that allows you to run software and games designed for the MS-DOS operating system on modern computers. As you probably already know, MS-DOS was a popular operating system used in the 1980s and early 1990s. DOSBox emulates the necessary hardware components and provides a DOS-like environment, allowing users to...

Borland Turbo Basic 1.0

DOS19874.1/5 programming

Borland Turbo Basic was a programming language developed by Borland, a software company that was prominent in the 1980s and 1990s. Turbo Basic was part of the Turbo series of programming languages and development tools that Borland created during that time.Turbo Basic was designed as a fast and efficient version of the BASIC programming language. B...

Wordstar 4

DOS19864.2/5 word processor

WordStar 4 was a popular word processing software program during the early days of personal computing. WordStar 4 included features typical of word processors in that era, allowing users to create, edit, and format documents. It used a command-driven interface, where users would enter specific commands to perform various tasks. The software wa...

Deluxe Paint 2

DOS19884.3/5 graphics editor

Deluxe Paint, often abbreviated as DPaint, was a popular bitmap graphics editor and animation software package. It was developed by Electronic Arts (EA) and released in the mid-1980s. Deluxe Paint was initially designed for the Commodore Amiga computer, which was known for its advanced graphics capabilities at the time.

3D Studio 3

DOS19934.1/5 graphics editor

dBASE III

DOS19844.2/5 database

dBASE III is a relational database management system (RDBMS) that was popular in the late 1980s. It was developed by Ashton-Tate, a software company. dBASE III was a successor to the earlier dBASE II and was part of a series of dBASE products. dBASE III played a significant role in the history of database management systems, especially during ...

Norton Editor 2

DOS19904.2/5 word processor

Virtual Reality Studio

DOS19914/5 gaming software

Acrobat Reader 1

DOS19932.8/5 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.

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.

Math Cad 2.5

DOS19893.9/5 utility

Dungeon Master's Assistant Vol 2

DOS1989protected3.8/5 gaming software

AutoCAD 2.5

DOS19864.1/5 graphics editor

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...

Microsoft Word

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x19833.2/5 word processor

Quattro Pro v4

DOS19913.8/5 spreadsheet

Borland DBase 5

DOS19944.1/5 database

Borland Paradox 4.5

DOSWindows XP/98/9519934/5 database

Borland Eureka: the Solver

DOS19874/5 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...

Alice: The Personal Pascal

DOS19854.3/5 programming

GW-BASIC 3

DOS19884.1/5 programming

GW-BASIC (short for Gee Whiz BASIC) is a dialect of the BASIC programming language that was developed by Microsoft. It's one of the early implementations of BASIC and was included as the default programming environment in early versions of the MS-DOS operating system.GW-BASIC was initially released with MS-DOS 2.0 in 1983. Subsequent versions of MS...