Hi AskMeFi. Can someone tell me how to combine 350 text files into one large text file so that the original filenames and dates are included above (or below) each entry? I'm using Vista Home Premium and they are all generic .txt files. I'm moving all of my notes into Evernote but want to save the names and dates of the individual txt files.
posted by chimrichalds on Sep 12, 2009 - 15 answers

MS-DOS/Legacy file format filter: How do I convert an old postscript file (font encoding: codepage 850) containing german umlauts to pdf?/ How do I print such a file on modern printers? [more inside]
posted by pu9iad on May 16, 2009 - 13 answers

I'm looking for a DOS-based CPU speed tester that I remember seeing years ago. It told you how your machine compared to various pre-measured setups. I don't remember how it presented the speed (MIPS, maybe?), but there was a large table of CPU types (386SX/25MHz, 486DX/50MHZ etc.) that it compared the measured result against. Anyone know of such a program? [more inside]
posted by lifeless on Feb 22, 2009 - 3 answers

Idle nostalgic curiosity is driving me crazy - looking for at least the name (at best, a working version) of a late 80s/early 90s DOS (not arcade) 2-d ninja game - very simple, and the most notable characteristic is that the entire game was in uber-simple orange-red-green VGA palette colors against a black background. [more inside]
posted by ab3 on Jan 16, 2009 - 13 answers

I'm trying to remember a DOS game I used to play. It was an adventure type game where each level you had a task to complete in a dungeons-and-dragons type setting, so mages, archers, skeletons, that sort of thing. [more inside]
posted by fvw on Dec 17, 2008 - 21 answers

How can I install/use the DOS batch scripting SLEEP command with Vista Ultimate? It does not exist by default. Back while scripting on XP, I used to install the free package "Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools" which came with this command. [more inside]
posted by Slenny on May 17, 2008 - 5 answers

Help me find an obscure DOS application that had a variety of topics. [more inside]
posted by bertrandom on Mar 20, 2008 - 4 answers

Help me recover some deleted files on an old DOS system. [more inside]
posted by imaswinger on Mar 12, 2008 - 9 answers

Can you help my sister & me identify this half-remembered DOS game? [more inside]
posted by Johnny Assay on Jan 6, 2008 - 14 answers

Making DOS program get along with new Windows XP machine and ancient printer: How to change the name of the printer port from USB001 to LPT1? [more inside]
posted by chitlin on Dec 20, 2007 - 3 answers

How can I SSH (or telnet) into my Windows machine (2000 and XP) and get a command line?
posted by jkoby on Jun 18, 2007 - 16 answers

I am trying to find a way to generate a CSV table based on output from two or more command line programs (DOS on Windows XP). [more inside]
posted by nasreddin on May 23, 2007 - 7 answers

Old DOS game involving adventuring around Los Angeles... [more inside]
posted by the dief on May 8, 2007 - 5 answers

Does anyone know of a text editor for DOS that does syntax coloring? [more inside]
posted by iconjack on Dec 5, 2006 - 13 answers

Some guy is DoS-attacking my mail server. Can I determine his name from his server's static IP? [more inside]
posted by Herr Fahrstuhl on Nov 28, 2006 - 10 answers

I used to play an old DOS game in which you had to manuever a paper airplane through a house, with each room being a different level, each of which got progressively harder through the addition of obstacles. The plane, if I recall correctly, had a fixed rate of descent and could only rise by moving over a fan/vent. If you touched anything you died. It was an awesome combination of puzzle/action. Bonus points if you tell me how I can play it on a modern WinXP box.
posted by phrontist on Nov 12, 2006 - 6 answers

Working in Win XP, I just ran TREE.COM against a dir structure and saved the results to a file; now I'd like to print it. [more inside]
posted by pax digita on Oct 2, 2006 - 3 answers

DOSFilter: I want to create regular backups of a certain file, but details may change as well as folders - how do I do this? [more inside]
posted by samstarling on Sep 29, 2006 - 11 answers

How do I tell whether my site was hit by a denial of service attack? [Server logs inside.] [more inside]
posted by electric_counterpoint on Mar 21, 2006 - 2 answers

My router logs show that I have been under what looks like a sustained low level DOS attack for quite a while now. An example entry is: 1 Blocked by DoS protection 10.69.0.1 I assume the IP is spoofed because it is a reserved IP and I am on a 192.168.*.* local network. What can I find out or determine about the attack? What tools and resources are available?
posted by srboisvert on Feb 26, 2006 - 5 answers

What is this? Mid-late eighties DOS game. In space or underwater. Little submarine or spaceship guy, cruising around a platform/maze type environment. There are teleports with codes to move between some areas. x [more inside]
posted by slightlybewildered on Dec 31, 2005 - 10 answers

I need to boot to DOS in XP. How do I make a bootable CD? The command prompt will not do the trick as i need to be able to access the hardware.
posted by daveed66 on Nov 30, 2005 - 7 answers

I'm trying to get a of an old based program but i can't use printscreen (keyboard), snagit, and the window sizes to fullscreen. Any suggestions better then taking a photo of the (i'm sick of putting reflections of my head in reports). More inside... [more inside]
posted by NGnerd on Nov 17, 2005 - 7 answers

Help me find this old DOS computer game. The talk of SkiFree reminded me of a favorite DOS Civil War simulator that was called, get this, Civil War Simulator, CWS.exe. It was a turn-based game, with multiple armies (Jackson, McClellan, Grant, Lee, etc.) that started out in certain cities and the player (as either north or south) moved the troops around to various battles, which were won based on numbers of troops, supplies, skill, location, etc. You could split or fuse your armies to take on more opponent's armies or fight them better and more. [more inside]
posted by kenneth on Sep 30, 2005 - 7 answers

How do I get the ouput of a windows console program / script into a batch file variable? [more inside]
posted by Deepspace on Sep 22, 2005 - 6 answers

How do I backup lots of files in DOS (Windows "recovery" mode)? [more inside]
posted by clgregor on Jul 31, 2005 - 15 answers

Does anyone know if there a way to add a file to add an MP3 to my iTunes library, on Windows, using the command line? [more inside]
posted by ascullion on Jul 27, 2005 - 16 answers

Does anyone know of a program (preferably free and/or open source) for automating DOS applications? I have a DOS app that I can run under Windows and I just need to send it a sequence of keypresses.
posted by turbodog on May 31, 2005 - 11 answers

I am searching for a DOS video game from the late 80s or very early 90s called Alpha Waves. I believe it was made in a country called France... [more inside]
posted by AlexReynolds on Apr 1, 2005 - 2 answers

Question re: DOS/Windows equivalents to Unix commands (more inside). [more inside]
posted by plep on Aug 6, 2004 - 10 answers

Is there a way to hide a DOS window when it is minimized on a Windows XP toolbar? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by ajr on Jul 22, 2004 - 5 answers

I've just bought a new 80gb hard drive (Hitachi deskstar).
It shows up as 80gb in the bios, but only as 13gb in f-disk.
What's wrong, please?
posted by the cuban on Feb 8, 2004 - 5 answers

I saw a thread about DOS games, but I'm wondering - I can play DOS games on my system, but my modern computer's speed makes most games move too fast to be that enjoyable (I'm thinking of the original Oregon Trail, in particular). Is there any way to slow them down, or is this a lost cause?
posted by agregoli on Dec 31, 2003 - 9 answers

How do I make those old fun DOS games work on Windows XP? Ever played Starcontrol II? Quake I? Has my dumb OS robbed me forever of those early joys, or is there hope? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by Happydaz on Dec 19, 2003 - 8 answers