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You mean as a new type of mass marketed device rather than someone's hobby business that could fail and they wouldn't be economically impacted? Based on the fa
by TheRealPomax 5y ago
You mean as a new type of mass marketed device rather than someone's hobby business that could fail and they wouldn't be economically impacted?
Based on the fact that this is not new in the slightest, and the last 20 years is full of people mocking DOS because it's from an era long gone by but then discovering very specific niche industries or suddenly-well-known individuals still using DOS applications... No. No we are not. There is no market here, there are only individuals who made a choice and stuck with it.
- stinkytaco 5y agoFor DOS specifically, there is a market. So much of one that I can buy PCs with FreeDOS preinstalled. DOS, specifically, is used in many embedded applications that do not require multitasking (digital display boards, point of sale systems, etc.). That's not exactly addressing the question, but one of the things that makes a successful business is finding a niche and exploiting it and though there may not be a mass market consumer market, there are definitely companies making money with "old tech".
- justin66 5y agoWho sells new hardware with FreeDOS support? That's cool.
- stinkytaco 5y agoUntil fairly recently, Dell. However, I can't find that option anymore when specing a new PC, so perhaps I'm wrong about that. I think HP does as well.
- perl4ever 5y agoFor many years after OS/2 faded from consumer view, I think there were ATMs that ran on it. I'm not in the industry, and don't know if there are any more.