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====== Useful DOS utilities ====== | ====== Useful DOS 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. | | + | |
- | ===== CD-ROM utilities ===== | + | ==== Hard disk 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: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. | |
- | | [[.: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 ===== | + | ==== CD-ROM utilities ==== |
- | | [[.:TM]] | Text Mode "TM" is a video utility that will allow you to switch between different DOS resolutions. | | + | | [[.: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. | |
+ | | [[.: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. | | ||
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+ | ==== Video utilities ==== | ||
+ | | [[.: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. | | ||