>>> I remember win95, a good user interface with DOS - where is DOS now?
>>
>> Hidden in the command prompt box: cmd.exe
>
> Yes, I know, but this DOS is not a real DOS, try to launh a program like
> Fractint, it can't run.

That's because DOS is a monotasking real-mode OS; applications run under 
it have complete access to the physical hardware. The command prompt in 
Windows is merely a DOS-compatible command interpreter. Windows itself 
is a multitasking protected-mode OS. So a program like FractInt which 
performs direct hardware access can never work under Windows.

You can, however, run it in a virtual machine if you so desire...

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