Tao ExDOS is an
emulator
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software application designed to allow users of old
MS-DOS
MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few ope ...
applications to run these applications on new operating systems such as
Windows 10
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,
Windows 8
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,
Windows 7
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,
Windows Vista
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,
Windows XP
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,
Windows 2000
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, and
Windows Terminal Server
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.
Features
Tao ExDOS enables users of DOS applications to work with these applications on new operating systems. Using the built-in
Virtual 8086 mode
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of the x86 CPU, Tao ExDOS enables DOS and 16-bit Windows applications (that run under DOS) to run effectively in 32-bit Windows desktop environments, including Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP/2000 and Windows Terminal Server 2003/2008.
Support for
64-bit
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systems is available on Windows 7 via the Virtual XP Mode, which can be downloaded for free from Microsoft for Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate and Enterprise versions.
Additional modules allow the DOS users to print to printers connected to USB ports, network printers,
fax
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printers,
PDF
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,
Microsoft Word
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,
HTML
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and image files.
See also
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DOSBox
DOSBox is a free and open-source emulator which runs software for MS-DOS compatible disk operating systems—primarily video games. It was first released in 2002, when DOS technology was becoming obsolete. Its adoption for running DOS games i ...
References
External links
Tao Software Development Company websiteTao ExDOS product pagePC Magazine Encyclopedia article
Tao ExDOS on Tucows Downloads
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Emulation software
DOS emulators