DOS Historical Preservation Society

Welcome to the official web site of the DOS Historical Preservation Society. Our web site is still in the early stages of construction. A mission statement is currently being drafted and will be posted soon.

The DOS Historical Preservation Society exists to preserve the rich legacy of software for the DOS operating system. We accept donations of original copies of DOS software for permanent archival. Any software that can be legally distributed will be made available for download.

Latest news:

June 2009

Purchased 8 games from the GCWCC charity campaign at work:

Allied Armored Assault (M1 Tank Platoon, Gunship)	MicroProse Software	1991	DOS	$1
Dune 2000 (2001 re-release)	Westwood Studios, Electronic Arts	2001	Win9x	$1
F-19 Stealth Fighter	MicroProse Software	1998	DOS	$1
Hardwar	Gremlin Interactive Ltd.	2002	Win9x	$1
IronStorm	DreamCatcher Interactive Inc.	2002	Win9x	$1
Mortyr 2093-1944	Mirage	1999	Win9x	$1
Odium	Monolith Productions	1999	Win9x	$1
X Beyond the Frontier	SouthPeak Interactive LLC	1999	Win9x	$1

$8.00

18 January 2009

The first batch of 13 operating systems and 61 games have been cataloged and are now listed on the Exhibits page. There is much more to come!

At the moment, the Exhibits section is just a "have list" of software in the archive. Bit-perfect images are being created for every disk in the collection, and BIN/CUE images are being created for every CD-ROM. For copyright reasons, I can't legally share them with the world, or even prove that I've created the disk images for that matter. Instead, I'll share what I can: I'm going to scan the boxes and manual covers, which I should be able to post under fair use provisions in copyright law. A scanner is being purchased, and donations to cover this expense would be greatly appreciated.

3 December 2008

Purchased 6 games from the Salvation Army Thrift Store:

Army Men	3DO, The Learning Company	1999	Win9x	$0.99
The Bungalo Boys: The Big Fish Wish (Corel CD Home)	Corel Corporation, AMTEX Software and Bungalo Books	1996	Win9x	$2.99
Carmen Sandiego Word Detective	Broderbund Software	1997	Win16/Macintosh	$2.99
Dune 2000	Westwood Studios	1998	Win9x	$2.99
Flashback	Delphine Software, Interplay	1995	Macintosh	$0.99
Wing Commander: Privateer	Origin (Electronic Arts)	1994	DOS	$0.99

$8.97 - 25% off ($2.24) = $10.69 + $0.86 PST = $11.55

31 December 2007

The DOS Historical Preservation Society has finally gotten the necessary equipment to begin creating raw disk images for permanent archival, thanks to the purchase of a CatWeasel MK 4. Details to follow.