Microsoft is going back were the applications has started first. Today Microsoft has launched MS-DOS Application for the Lumia smartphones. MS DOS was install in milions of desktops now it is available in the mobile phones also. When Microsoft first reinvented productivity – MS-DOS Mobile comes with the classic C:/ Drive prompt and the ability to launch phone applications.
Daniel Glass (design on the project) said : “Turning our back on graphics was hugely liberating. We have dropped the resolution, and in doing so re-discovered our roots.” “The inspiration for the graphical design is Courier New meets film noir.”
With this Microsoft Lumia MS- Dos Application you can navigate to the programs folder. In this you have there’s a camera.exe app that will let you take an ASCII or CGA selfie. Do you remember Rock Paper Scissors game that reminds you of the good old days of Sound Blaster sound cards and CGA, EGA, and VGA display settings with the help of Cortana.
MS-DOS Mobile App By Microsoft :
This reinvention of MS-DOS for Mobile is taking you back to BASIC, or simply booting into DOS for the first time. You can able to run a installed applications. You will delight in uncovering a few extra special features through C: prompt.
Tom Messett (Marketing team) said : “MS-DOS Mobile allows us to look proudly back, while at the same time moving us defiantly forwards.” “It’s simple, effective productivity re-imagined through the medium of DOS. “
The new MS-DOS Mobile app allows the users to install this only when they have some requirements. The list is provided below.
- Microsoft Windows Phone 8.0/8.1 OS
- Movement and directional sensor
- Music library
- Phone dialer
- Phone identity
- Video and still capture
- Data services
- Speech
- Web browser component
- Photos library
- Media playback
- WVGA (480×800)
- HD720P (720×1280)
- WXGA (768×1280)
MS-DOS Mobile App by Microsoft Lumia several iconic DOS features list below :
COLOR : change the DOS appearance with customisable background and foreground colours
TIME : Displays current time
TYPE : Prints out the contents of a file (limited in size as cannot open large files)
ECHO : Displays a customisable message on the screen
CLS : Clears Screen
DATE : Displays current date
VER : Displays current DOS version