Submission + - COMMAND.COM is back!
kevin lyda writes: Microsoft's best try at an operating system, COMMAND.COM from MS-DOS 3.3, is now a native shell for Unix-like systems.
The project recreates the DOS command-line experience while running on a modern Unix environment. It supports a small, historically inspired command set, .BAT-style scripting, and even maps DOS concepts like drive letters onto the Unix filesystem. You can even experience the joy of editing a CONFIG.SYS file (this time as an INI style file).
Unlike a simple emulator, it’s designed to work as a real shell: it can be used as a login shell or as an interpreter for batch files (within reason, given the differences between DOS and Unix semantics). The result is an unusual hybrid of DOS-style command parsing layered on top of Unix processes.
It’s implemented in Go for maximum portability and aims to balance authenticity with just enough practicality to be usable.
Source and release on codeberg.
The project recreates the DOS command-line experience while running on a modern Unix environment. It supports a small, historically inspired command set,
Unlike a simple emulator, it’s designed to work as a real shell: it can be used as a login shell or as an interpreter for batch files (within reason, given the differences between DOS and Unix semantics). The result is an unusual hybrid of DOS-style command parsing layered on top of Unix processes.
It’s implemented in Go for maximum portability and aims to balance authenticity with just enough practicality to be usable.
Source and release on codeberg.
