The machine below is running BASIC-DOS,
an open-source version of DOS designed by the creator of
PCjs for the 40th anniversary of the IBM PC.
The BASIC-DOS diskette contains MSBASIC.EXE
, a BASIC interpreter built
from the Microsoft BASIC
repository, along with a number of original BASIC samples included as part
of the Microsoft MS-DOS repository.
Click on the black screen below, type DIR
to get a directory listing,
and then try running a BASIC sample from the DOS prompt (eg, MSBASIC DONKEY
).
When the program ends and you see the Ok
BASIC prompt, use the LOAD
command
to load another sample file (eg, LOAD "ART"
and RUN
) or type SYSTEM
to
return to the DOS prompt.
To learn more about the AMAZING capabilities of BASIC-DOS, check out the BASIC-DOS Preview.