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| ====== Useful DOS utilities ====== | ====== Useful DOS utilities ====== | ||
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| ==== Hard disk utilities ==== | ==== Hard disk utilities ==== | ||
| - | | [[.:ANYDRIVE]] | Anydrive reprograms the BIOS to allow using any hard disk up to 512 MB size, even if the BIOS does not support it. It installs a small transparent program into the boot sector of the hard disk. | | + | | [[.:DOS_Utilities:ANYDRIVE]] | Anydrive reprograms the BIOS to allow using any hard disk up to 512 MB size, even if the BIOS does not support it. It installs a small transparent program into the boot sector of the hard disk. | |
| ==== CD-ROM utilities ==== | ==== CD-ROM utilities ==== | ||
| - | | [[.:BCD]] | BCD is a CD-ROM drive emulator which will allow you to install and play most CD-ROM based games on a computer without the CD (or a CD drive). Has the widest compatibility between different DOS games. | | + | | [[.:DOS_Utilities:BCD]] | BCD is a CD-ROM drive emulator which will allow you to install and play most CD-ROM based games on a computer without the CD (or a CD drive). Has the widest compatibility between different DOS games. | |
| - | | [[.:FAKECD]] | FAKECD is another program to emulate a CD drive. Use this as an alternative if your game doesn't work with BCD. | | + | | [[.:DOS_Utilities:FAKECD]] | FAKECD is another program to emulate a CD drive. Use this as an alternative if your game doesn't work with BCD. | |
| ==== Video utilities ==== | ==== Video utilities ==== | ||
| - | | [[.:TM]] | Text Mode "TM" is a video utility that will allow you to switch between different DOS resolutions. | | + | | [[.:DOS_Utilities:TM]] | Text Mode "TM" is a video utility that will allow you to switch between different DOS resolutions. | |
| + | | [[.:DOS_Utilities:VGA240]] | Forces 60 Hz modes for 320x200 and 320x240 resolutions on a VGA card that would otherwise be run at 70 Hz to allow video recording with VGA video capture cards. | | ||