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This reminds me of the DOS menuing system we used to install on clients' computers several decades ago. Cannot remember the name, may have to dig out my old 5

This reminds me of the DOS menuing system we used to install on clients' computers several decades ago. Cannot remember the name, may have to dig out my old 5 1/4" floppy collection binder I used to always carry with me if not remembering starts to drive me crazy... That system remapped the function keys to launch batch files or call up sub-menus... Easiest way (at the time) to "customize" peoples' computers for them...

otoburb 6y ago
VDOS/Norton Commander[1] jumps to mind when I read your description, except that was more popular when everybody was migrating to 3.5" floppies. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Commander https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Commander
stjohnswarts 6y ago
It was very common on some of the old vt220(etc) terminals to have menus and windows and such. However I never saw anything like this :) . Can't imagine those 9600 baud terminals having fun with all of this haha
nocman 6y ago
like Borland Sidekick? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borland_Sidekick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borland_Sidekick
- raintrees 6y ago
  Ah, SideKick... TSR hell days... No, went and looked through my little 5 1/4 binder, not sure I still have the menu utility... But for those of you who were doing this back in 1991, here is a list of the utils I carried on 5 1/4": Gibson's SpinRite MS-DOS 6.22 pcAnywhere 5.0 PKUnzip 2.04G Everex - The Edge Utility (BIOS settings app) Easy Data 286 Setup for 10-12MHz Laser Digital Phoenix Setup Wyse Tech - Setup & Test IBM Diags PC/AT Utron Inc - Neat 286 Setup Disk Misc. Novell files QEMM 386 5.10 Brief 2.0 SuperStor V2.04 XTreeGold Mountain Tape (tape backup) Norton Utils 5.0 ProComm Plus Intel Satisfaction MicroHouse IDE Diagnose DOS 5.0 DOS 3.3 Checkit 3.0 Scan80, Clean80, CPAV Norton Antivirus LapLink III And somewhere in my office I still have the multiple boxes of 3 1/2" disks, both the 10 disks boxes, and bigger 100 Disk box, that saw a lot of wear and tear in my backpack - I skateboarded to clients around Santa Cruz, so everything had to fit into my backpack at the time.
anigbrowl 6y ago
Could you be thinking of DesqView? That was a whole multitasking OS that sat on top of DOS.
- raintrees 6y ago
  Although I played with DesqView, that was not the menuing system I used to use - It had some monumental name for the day, like SuperMenu or MenuGold 2000 or some such... Internet search not getting any hits that match. Oh well.

otoburb 6y ago

VDOS/Norton Commander[1] jumps to mind when I read your description, except that was more popular when everybody was migrating to 3.5" floppies. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Commander https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norton_Commander

stjohnswarts 6y ago

It was very common on some of the old vt220(etc) terminals to have menus and windows and such. However I never saw anything like this :) . Can't imagine those 9600 baud terminals having fun with all of this haha

nocman 6y ago

like Borland Sidekick? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borland_Sidekick https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borland_Sidekick

raintrees 6y ago
Ah, SideKick... TSR hell days... No, went and looked through my little 5 1/4 binder, not sure I still have the menu utility... But for those of you who were doing this back in 1991, here is a list of the utils I carried on 5 1/4": Gibson's SpinRite MS-DOS 6.22 pcAnywhere 5.0 PKUnzip 2.04G Everex - The Edge Utility (BIOS settings app) Easy Data 286 Setup for 10-12MHz Laser Digital Phoenix Setup Wyse Tech - Setup & Test IBM Diags PC/AT Utron Inc - Neat 286 Setup Disk Misc. Novell files QEMM 386 5.10 Brief 2.0 SuperStor V2.04 XTreeGold Mountain Tape (tape backup) Norton Utils 5.0 ProComm Plus Intel Satisfaction MicroHouse IDE Diagnose DOS 5.0 DOS 3.3 Checkit 3.0 Scan80, Clean80, CPAV Norton Antivirus LapLink III And somewhere in my office I still have the multiple boxes of 3 1/2" disks, both the 10 disks boxes, and bigger 100 Disk box, that saw a lot of wear and tear in my backpack - I skateboarded to clients around Santa Cruz, so everything had to fit into my backpack at the time.

anigbrowl 6y ago

Could you be thinking of DesqView? That was a whole multitasking OS that sat on top of DOS.

raintrees 6y ago
Although I played with DesqView, that was not the menuing system I used to use - It had some monumental name for the day, like SuperMenu or MenuGold 2000 or some such... Internet search not getting any hits that match. Oh well.