Ms-DOS

[tom_meir]

Why not bring back good old MS-DOS in all its glory?
I could upload some of tis versions if you beed any help.
(this is not a request, just a thought)

[Therese]

DOS and almost all of the software from Microsoft are copyrighted.

You can read below about what recently happened to oldos.org.
Note the date; it was less than a month ago.



VIA EMAIL:

Demand for Immediate Take-Down: Notice of Infringing Activity

URL: http://www.oldos.org/files.htm
CASE #: 30535

06 May 2003

Dear Sir or Madam,

Microsoft has received information that the domain listed above, which appears to be on servers under your control, is offering unlicensed copies of, or is engaged in other unauthorized activities relating to copyrighted computer programs published by Microsoft.

1. Identification of copyrighted works:

Computer program(s):
MS-DOS 5
MS-DOS 6.22
Windows 1.01
Windows 1.02
Windows 1.03
Windows 1.04
Windows 2.03
Windows 3.0
Windows 3.1
Windows for Workgroups
Windows NT 3.1
Windows 95
Entertainment Pack

Copyright owner(s):
Microsoft Corporation

2. Infringing material or activity found at the following location(s): http://www.oldos.org/files.htm

The above computer program(s) is being made available for copying, through downloading, at the above location without authorization of the copyright owner.

3. Statement of authority:

I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the information in this notice is accurate and that I am authorized to act on behalf of Microsoft, the owner of the copyright(s) in the work(s) identified above. I have a good faith belief that none of the materials or activities listed above have been authorized by Microsoft, its agents, or the law.

We hereby give notice of these activities to you and request that you take expeditious action to remove or disable access to the material described above, and thereby prevent the illegal reproduction and distribution of this software via your company's network.

We appreciate your cooperation in this matter. Please advise us regarding what actions you take.

Yours sincerely,

******** - name removed for protection
Internet Investigator

for Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
United States of America

E-mail: Internet1@microsoft-antipiracy.com



The reply from oldos.org

Dear ********:

My name is xxxxxxxxx (edited by Therese), I'm writing in reply to your message on behalf of the staff of Old Os. First, I would like to apologize for any and all copyright violations against Microsoft by our website, www.oldos.org. I assure you that the files have already been taken down.

Please note the following considering our website. First, we have policies against currently supported Microsoft software, following the new plan in which your company phases out support for old operating systems. Also, our objective has never been profit, nor will it ever be. We are just a bunch of guys who love old computers.

In that same spirit, we understand that Microsoft operating systems are the most appropriate for running on these old machines. Therefore, on behalf of our staff, we would like to discuss possibly recieving your permission to post old operating systems on our site legally. We believe that software such as Dos 3.3 and Windows 1 and 2 are pieces of computer history, and that it's a shame that they are being sold on ebay for exorbitant prices, and that the common computer enthusiast, who can't afford paying hundreds of dollars for obsolete software, does not get to experience that history.

As I stated before, the files have already been removed, and they will stay down unless we get legal permission from Microsoft Corporation to place them back up.

I wish to discuss this further with you via phone, if this is amicable to you, please email me back with a contact number. I look forward to speaking with you *******.

xxxxxxx (edited by Therese)
Old Os Staff

[Ahmed]

Trying to create a skeleton comp using some old parts from a couple 486s. Could use an image of the DOS installation disks, along with Windows 3.1 so that I can return this computer to its 1990 glory. And for those of you thinking "just use linux". I need it to some windows specific stuff, which I'm not sure can be emulated.

[John Doe]

Go here to get the Boot Disk

http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

And Install Windows 3.1 or WFW 3.11 from here, its a tmp link.

http://www.elitegeeks.com/temp/

wfw311.rar
or

[John Doe]

Go here to get the Boot Disk

http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

And Install Windows 3.1 or WFW 3.11 from here, its a tmp link.

http://www.elitegeeks.com/temp/

wfw311.rar
or
win31.rar

[Charles Livingston]

:ph34r:
If you have a large mail box I'll send you the whole
MS DOS 6.22
charles_livingston@hotmail.com

[FLuXx]

Program Name: MS-DOS 6.22
Website: http://www.microsoft.com ??
Current version: 6.22
Desired versions: 6.22
Description: The Microsoft Disk Operating System.

[beanboy89]

That would be illegal to download, because it is retail software. You can purchase a copy off http://www.ebay.com

http://oldversion.com/faq.php
Why do you only have freeware and shareware?
This is not a "warez" site. We are able to legally distribute only freeware and shareware, since they are free.

[FLuXx]

Oh really, figured it was so old it would be available. *doh* Alright thanks anyway.

[locustfurnace]

It is still copyrighted, owned by Microsoft, if you had searched the forum you would have seen topics related to this which have already been answered many times over.
If you are looking for a DOS OS, you can find a free DOS, which is called just that, FreeDOS. You can obtain it here
FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org/) (Freeware) aims to be a complete, free, 100% MS-DOS compatible operating system. Today, FreeDOS is ideal for anyone who wants to bundle a version of DOS without having to pay a royalty for use of DOS. FreeDOS will also work on old hardware, in DOS emulators, and in embedded systems. FreeDOS is also an invaluable resource for people who would like to develop their own operating system.
and a previous posting with more alternative DOS replacements.
http://www.oldversion.com/talk/index.php?a...&st=0#entry5144 (http://www.oldversion.com/talk/index.php?act=ST&f=3&t=1539&st=0#entry5144)

[guest_FLuXx]

Originally posted by locustfurnace@Jan 27 2004, 07:40 PM
It is still copyrighted, owned by Microsoft, if you had searched the forum you would have seen topics related to this which have already been answered many times over.
If you are looking for a DOS OS, you can find a free DOS, which is called just that, FreeDOS. You can obtain it here
FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org/) (Freeware) aims to be a complete, free, 100% MS-DOS compatible operating system. Today, FreeDOS is ideal for anyone who wants to bundle a version of DOS without having to pay a royalty for use of DOS. FreeDOS will also work on old hardware, in DOS emulators, and in embedded systems. FreeDOS is also an invaluable resource for people who would like to develop their own operating system.
and a previous posting with more alternative DOS replacements.
http://www.oldversion.com/talk/index.php?a...&st=0#entry5144 (http://www.oldversion.com/talk/index.php?act=ST&f=3&t=1539&st=0#entry5144)
I searched for MS-DOS, please accept my apologies my search was too specific.

[pun]

As far as I know, Microsoft has never released any of their copyrights. Even Windows v 1 is copyright protected. So if you seek older versions of Microsoft programs as stated earlier in this forum go to www.ebay.ca or www.ebay.com Microsoft has people searching the net looking for download links of their software and will have the fined and/or charged. We don't need that happening to OV.

[Ale]

Plees, I need to now, if enyone have a MS DOS 6.2 floppy BOOT disck.

I´m so sorry, that I can´t give you more information about these, but as yuo can see I don´t speek english.

Taks.

[Guest]

http://www.bootdisk.com

[A41202813@GMAIL.COM]

Is There Any Site Like Oldversion.com, But For Pre 95 Old Msdos Software ?

[locustfurnace]

Simtel.net MS-DOS Collection (http://www.eunet.bg/simtel.net/msdos/index-msdos.html)

[Constance]

There are many good sites with links to DOS programs and more or less info about them :)

http://www.bookcase.com/library/software/
http://members.chello.at/theodor.lauppert/dos/
http://www.woundedmoon.org/msdos.html
http://oldfiles.org.uk/

And of course, http://www.freedos.org/ :]

[A41202813@GMAIL.COM]

links removed
Do not post links to warez again

[A41202813@GMAIL.COM]

Plees, I need to now, if enyone have a MS DOS 6.2 floppy BOOT disck.

I´m so sorry, that I can´t give you more information about these, but as yuo can see I don´t speek english.

Taks.

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD A COMPLETE FREE INSTALATION OF MSDOS 6.22 FROM THE MICROSOFT OFFICIAL SITE DOWNLOADS SECTION.

[Constance]

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD A COMPLETE FREE INSTALATION OF MSDOS 6.22 FROM THE MICROSOFT OFFICIAL SITE DOWNLOADS SECTION.Huh I doubt it ... all I could find there DOS-related is this : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=96cc3197-b7e5-4b31-badb-ddaac771295f&DisplayLang=en
and that : http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B117600&x=1&y=16

[CYBER PATRIOT]

Hi all,

Allthough I am a respecter of the rule of law in the world and that copyrights are a valid and good protection for artists and inventors. There are other laws that help the consumer and the people in general. All copyrighted material has a time of expiration on the copy [usualy 7 years] and thus fall into the "public domain" for all to use freely. The purpose of this law was to allow inventions to be fairly exploited by their creators and then further improved upon by others. unfortunatly our patent and copyright law code is huge and cumbersome these days and takes specialists to weild it.

One could argue that allthough microsoft has renewed their copyrights on their software, that its time is expired and has moved into the public domain. This is further supported by the fact that they refuse to support the prouduct that was purchased by the millions of people over the years, this lack of "support" can be seen as an abandonment of any right to the "invention" just like any other neglected invention.

this of course must be hashed out in our justice [HA!] system and in the meantime
we must go to the feet of OverLord Gates and plead for his scraps. ........ or .......
we could just leave it lying arround on our harddrives where it might be picked up on a peer to peer network ..... history is perserved, people are helped, the greedy monster twarted, and no one is harmed just a thought to think on.

Note if you store floppy disks with good 'ol software for about ten or twenty years, wrap it in foil and put it in a metal box or stray electrons and other sub-atomic particles will mess them up. Alas my poor win 3.1 disks. not diskfix of scandisk could save them. I will check my sources for any othe oldies I find, till then

[CYBER PATRIOT]

Hi all,

Allthough I am a respecter of the rule of law in the world and agree that copyrights are a valid and good protection for artists and inventors. There are other laws that help the consumer and the people in general.
All copyrighted material has a time of expiration on the copy [usualy 7 years] and thus fall into the "public domain" for all to use freely. The purpose of this law was to allow inventions to be fairly exploited by their creators and then further improved upon by others. unfortunatly our patent and copyright law code is huge and cumbersome these days and takes specialists to weild it.

One could argue that allthough microsoft has renewed their copyrights on their software, that its time is expired and has moved into the public domain. This is further supported by the fact that they refuse to support the prouduct that was purchased by the millions of people over the years, this lack of "support" can be seen as an abandonment of any right to the "invention" just like any other neglected invention.

this of course must be hashed out in our justice [HA!] system and in the meantime
we must go to the feet of OverLord Gates and plead for his scraps. ........ or .......
we could just leave it lying arround on our harddrives where it might be picked up on a peer to peer network ..... history is perserved, people are helped, the greedy monster twarted, and no one is harmed just a thought to think on.

Note if you store floppy disks with good 'ol software for about ten or twenty years, wrap it in foil and put it in a metal box or stray electrons and other sub-atomic particles will mess them up. Alas my poor win 3.1 disks. not diskfix of scandisk could save them. I will check my sources for any othe oldies I find, till then[/QUOTE]