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Originally Posted by Don Rotolo
...but how many of you still use DOS on your x86??
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[raises hand]Me.
I designed an automated test system for automotive electronics some twenty years ago, using a PC running DOS at the core. Touch screen MMI, network-based file distribution and data sharing, high-speed signal generation and measurement, multiple product data communication protocols, capable of testing thousands of part numbers...More than a hundred of them were built. Dozens are still in use and supported today.
For web browsing and word processing and video production and presentations, something more powerful is welcome. But for reading sensors and controlling hardware, DOS 6.22 running on a 33 MHz 80386 can be more than enough.