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A fully functional MS-DOS simulator written entirely in Windows Batch, originally crafted as a school project — and it turned out pretty cool. 😎


📋 Table of Contents


🖥️ About

DvorakMSDOS simulates the look and feel of an old-school MS-DOS environment, right inside your Windows command prompt — no emulator needed. It boots straight into a login screen, drops you at a retro main menu, and lets you launch apps, play quiz games, and browse "the web" — all without leaving .bat files.


🚀 Getting Started

  1. Clone or download this repository.
  2. Double-click DvorakMSDOS.bat (or run it from a command prompt).
  3. The title bar will show you a helpful hint 😉
  4. Log in and enjoy the ride.

⚠️ Requires Windows with a standard cmd.exe environment.


🔐 Login

When the simulator starts, you are greeted by a login screen. Your credentials are:

Field Value
Username admin
Password 1234

💡 Tip: The window title gives you a nudge in the right direction when you first launch the program.


📌 Main Menu

After logging in, you land on the Main Menu, which gives you access to four built-in applications:

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║  [4]  App 4          ║
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Each app is a self-contained batch module — lightweight, fast, and very retro.


🏁 Start Menu

The Start Menu is your gateway to extra goodies:

  • 🧠 Quiz Games — Test your knowledge with a selection of trivia quizzes.
  • 🌐 Browser — Surf a curated list of websites (see below).
  • 🎲 … and more surprises — Explore every option; you might find something unexpected. 👀

🌍 Browser

The in-built DvorakBrowser lets you "visit" the following sites:

Site Description
🌽 Cornhub A wholesome page dedicated entirely to corn. Delicious.
📖 Wikipedia The free encyclopedia, DOS edition.
🛒 eBay Browse the world's online marketplace.
🚀 Vesmirni-lide.cz Czech site about space people — fascinating stuff!

📄 License

Distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. See LICENSE for full details.


Made with 💛 and a suspicious amount of Batch scripting.

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