DOS
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
1warn against
Dec 10, 2025first mention
Sep 26, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I still think DOS and early Windows (up to XP) presents the best for that P in PC.”
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“I say a single-tasking system is a complete, true bliss in our days.”
uses DOS machine dailyon “I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and t…”
Caveats and dissent
“it sucked on the graphics and sound”
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Who recommends it in their own words
From the makers not counted in the ranking
“You can put DOS on a USB key and boot basically any 21st century x86 box straight into DOS.”
Threads where it came up
- Ask HN: Who's still keeping a DOS machine up because the business depends on it? 1 mention
- Amiga-Inspired AROS Goes Bare Metal on Raspberry Pi 1 mention
- Reviving a 15-year-old netbook with Arch Linux 1 mention
- It's time to talk about my writerdeck 1 mention
- The Misuses of the University 1 mention
- I started programming when I was 7. I'm 50 now and the thing I loved has changed 1 mention
Data: dos.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 6
“There was an SBC with DOS on a chip that connected to Novell Netware.”
“wifi on DOS is doable, but very limited in speed”
“Why not just use DOS?”
“I still think DOS and early Windows (up to XP) presents the best for that P in PC.”
“I say a single-tasking system is a complete, true bliss in our days.”
“it sucked on the graphics and sound”