Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Microsoft
MS-DOS Executive: It still works!
by Marc Perton Aug 22nd 2005 at 8:32PM
As a fan of old software, I was pretty bummed to find that you can't run Program Manager under XP SP2. However, my dismay was tempered when I discovered that MS-DOS Executive, which goes all the way back to Windows 1.0, not only still runs on XP, but is actually available for download fromWinSite! Oh, and if you want to relive those thrilling days of yesteryear, when Windows 1.0 was the hottest thing since the Apple Lisa, be sure to check out this recently unearthed archival file of Engadget from 1985!
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
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tequanne said 2:03PM on 11-21-2005
Hey, I have all the Windows 1.0 floppies. Do you need it?
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