In 1993->95 I started programming a DOS shell in 'C' [ just to learn 'C' really ]
And when Windows(tm)95 was finally released it was horrible to run; as memory was still to expensive.
AND YOU HAD TO UPGRADE EVERTHING!
So Windows 3.1 and 3.11 was still popular ...
I was using DOS batch files to run programmes as a sort of front end: - some refused to run under windows!
the Wife and Daughter wanted to change what they ran with an Easy Menu System
So my brief was ...
make it easy for them to use.
to change, and run their DOS/Windows Programmes.
and provide it with Dos Text Screen Saver(s)
and because screen modes were so awfull -- 'NO GRAPHICS' ... here it is!
The EXE'S are included; as are the SOURCE FILES - Run the "FRNT.EXE" programme from any directory "OFF" the ROOT (that's a MUST!)
It's almost finished - reading of the "*.ini" file needs work on - but in essence it's finished.
As a footnote: The original was compiled with Zorland - 'C' (became Symantic - 'C')
It used their direct write to screen routines (very fast on an XT) -- current release was in 1996 so that was the latest before I lost interest in it and switched to '95'
These days of cheap memory and 98/Me/XP it's redundant - but its got a lot of interesting stuff in if you want to learn real 'C' its a good starting point!
I also been digging in one my Old Machines recently [ a portable IBM 386 size of a small suit case ]
... and in it, before it ceased to operate! was this lot ...