SIMPL-DOS is a new version of DOS that is meant to make getting stuff done on the computer quick and easy, without constant lockups, or slow GUI's. It is made with Batch Processing, a very simple to learn programming language, that comes with Windows, MS-DOS, and FreeDOS.
Currently, SIMPL only works in Windows 2000 and above, but we are making a bootable version. It will be released soon.
Everyone is free to make their own versions of SIMPL, just give us credit for the original code/idea. The website for it is http://simpldos.webs.com
Tell me here if you like it, have some cool ideas for it, want to join the Dev Team,or anything else!
If you don't want to join the Dev Team, but wish to make pre-installed or SAM apps, you can join as an App Developer!
DEV TEAM
Fire219
meowmeow55
ThePCKid
ScratchReallyRocks
ProgrammingFreak
WindozeNT
Fiat500
OB6160
Scratchthatguys
Conbot
Last edited by fire219 (2011-04-24 13:28:44)
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Did you get the SIMPL idea from me? Because I was making a programming language in Scratch called SIMPL. I couldn't care less that you use it, I'm just wondering.
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Norton showed an alert! I was the first one with norton to actually run the EXE.
I clicked run anyway.
Last edited by ihaveamac (2010-09-25 16:09:51)
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ihaveamac wrote:
Norton showed an alert! I was the first one with norton to actually run the EXE.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11485779/sdnorton.png
I clicked run anyway.
Norton is a virus. It crashed my computer! TT
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ScratchReallyROCKS wrote:
Did you get the SIMPL idea from me? Because I was making a programming language in Scratch called SIMPL. I couldn't care less that you use it, I'm just wondering.
No, I actually was going to ask you that about a month ago, until I saw it was in Scratch.
@iham (IHAM!
) As you probably saw, SIMPL-DOS is not a virus.
IHAM!
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jackrulez wrote:
ihaveamac wrote:
Norton showed an alert! I was the first one with norton to actually run the EXE.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11485779/sdnorton.png
I clicked run anyway.Norton is a virus. It crashed my computer! TT
Norton isn't a virus. It's an antivirus. And they are getting better at speeds.
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banana500 wrote:
Is it a Windows Batch File?
I actually tried to make a DOS-like batch file, called SMPL-DOS (ironic, huh), but I ended up making a word processor.
yes, it is a batch file, and that is VERY ironic, almost creepy.
If you still have it, does your failed DOS project work with spaces? The word processor in SIMPL-DOS crashes when you use spaces.
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fire219 wrote:
banana500 wrote:
Is it a Windows Batch File?
I actually tried to make a DOS-like batch file, called SMPL-DOS (ironic, huh), but I ended up making a word processor.yes, it is a batch file, and that is VERY ironic, almost creepy.
If you still have it, does your failed DOS project work with spaces? The word processor in SIMPL-DOS crashes when you use spaces.![]()
No, it didn't.
I quit it after the first if statement didn't work.
But if you want to create a truly powerful computer program, try Perl. It's better than C.

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banana500 wrote:
fire219 wrote:
banana500 wrote:
Is it a Windows Batch File?
I actually tried to make a DOS-like batch file, called SMPL-DOS (ironic, huh), but I ended up making a word processor.yes, it is a batch file, and that is VERY ironic, almost creepy.
If you still have it, does your failed DOS project work with spaces? The word processor in SIMPL-DOS crashes when you use spaces.![]()
No, it didn't.
I quit it after the first if statement didn't work.
But if you want to create a truly powerful computer program, try Perl. It's better than C.
K.
I know Perl is powerful, but I have also heard it is VERY HARD to learn. I have just gotten good at BASIC, so Perl is probably a long way away for me. I will probably go C route, starting with, old, reliable, C.
(BTW, did you know Windows was made in C# and C++?)
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Here is some code from my current development version of ExplodiDOS 9/27/10:
:NOTES ECHO Your previous note: %NOTE% SET /P NOTE= GOTO INTRED
Flawless notes system. You can even use spaces.
Okay, it's not 100% flawless. You can't have multiple lines of text.
If you decide to use at least part of that code, please give me credit if you want to.
Oh yeah, INTRED is the name of the part of ExplodiDOS that understands the commands.
Last edited by ThePCKid (2010-09-26 16:51:39)
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ThePCKid wrote:
Here is some code from my current development version of ExplodiDOS 9/27/10:
Code:
:NOTES ECHO Your previous note: %NOTE% SET /P NOTE= GOTO INTREDFlawless notes system. You can even use spaces.
Okay, it's not 100% flawless. You can't have multiple lines of text.
If you decide to use at least part of that code, please give me credit if you want to.
Oh yeah, INTRED is the name of the part of ExplodiDOS that understands the commands.
:TXTcom cls echo SIMPL TEXT EDITOR 1.0 echo Press Enter for new line. Type EXIT and Press Enter to exit. :newline set /p choice= if %choice%==EXIT goto exittxt if not %choice%==EXIT goto newline :exittxt cls goto newcom
I guess the best way would be to mix my code and yours. Mine works with multiple lines, but yours can use spaces.
BTW, newcom is the same thing as INTRED. And, I am wondering what INTRED stands for. If it isn't obvious (probably is), newcom means NEW COMmand.
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fire219 wrote:
ThePCKid wrote:
Here is some code from my current development version of ExplodiDOS 9/27/10:
Code:
:NOTES ECHO Your previous note: %NOTE% SET /P NOTE= GOTO INTREDFlawless notes system. You can even use spaces.
Okay, it's not 100% flawless. You can't have multiple lines of text.
If you decide to use at least part of that code, please give me credit if you want to.
Oh yeah, INTRED is the name of the part of ExplodiDOS that understands the commands.Code:
:TXTcom cls echo SIMPL TEXT EDITOR 1.0 echo Press Enter for new line. Type EXIT and Press Enter to exit. :newline set /p choice= if %choice%==EXIT goto exittxt if not %choice%==EXIT goto newline :exittxt cls goto newcomI guess the best way would be to mix my code and yours. Mine works with multiple lines, but yours can use spaces.
BTW, newcom is the same thing as INTRED. And, I am wondering what INTRED stands for. If it isn't obvious (probably is), newcom means NEW COMmand.
Okay.
INTRED is short for this (parts not in the abbr. are italic):
Interpreter for ExplodiDOS
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This is cool! I'm a big DOS batch coder (you can see an example of my coding in my Scratch EXE Creator application (found here) and my Scratch Modification Switcher (which I may or may not release depending on if I get around to it)), and I'm really interested in this. I also have an awesome idea: Make it so that, when the SIMPL-DOS batch file is run with a certain parameter, it launches the word processor, and when the command TXTED is run, SIMPL-DOS starts itself in a new window with that parameter, so that to exit, you just have to close that window. And I can write code that enables it to save the file you typed up and fix the crashing when given a space (for the latter problem, you just need to quote a few things)! If you want, I can code all of my ideas and upload it (to my own website) for you to use!
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meowmeow55 wrote:
This is cool! I'm a big DOS batch coder (you can see an example of my coding in my Scratch EXE Creator application (found here) and my Scratch Modification Switcher (which I may or may not release depending on if I get around to it)), and I'm really interested in this. I also have an awesome idea: Make it so that, when the SIMPL-DOS batch file is run with a certain parameter, it launches the word processor, and when the command TXTED is run, SIMPL-DOS starts itself in a new window with that parameter, so that to exit, you just have to close that window. And I can write code that enables it to save the file you typed up and fix the crashing when given a space (for the latter problem, you just need to quote a few things)! If you want, I can code all of my ideas and upload it (to my own website) for you to use!
So with that first idea, you mean like the equivalent (I use a lot of big words
) of Hibernate in Windows? That would be cool, and not hard to implement!
I am interested in the code for saving files, but I have done some testing, and the space bug is just a problem with my code.
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fire219 wrote:
meowmeow55 wrote:
This is cool! I'm a big DOS batch coder (you can see an example of my coding in my Scratch EXE Creator application (found here) and my Scratch Modification Switcher (which I may or may not release depending on if I get around to it)), and I'm really interested in this. I also have an awesome idea: Make it so that, when the SIMPL-DOS batch file is run with a certain parameter, it launches the word processor, and when the command TXTED is run, SIMPL-DOS starts itself in a new window with that parameter, so that to exit, you just have to close that window. And I can write code that enables it to save the file you typed up and fix the crashing when given a space (for the latter problem, you just need to quote a few things)! If you want, I can code all of my ideas and upload it (to my own website) for you to use!
So with that first idea, you mean like the equivalent (I use a lot of big words
) of Hibernate in Windows? That would be cool, and not hard to implement!
No, let me give an example:
if %1==TXTED goto TXTcom ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ if "%choice%"=="TXTED" START SIMPL-DOS_0.33.EXE TXTED :: or .bat
That would make it so that if "TXTED" was typed, SIMPL-DOS would launch itself with the paramater TXTED, which made it go to the word processor, and it would also open in a new window, so you could just close the window instead of typing EXIT to exit.
Also, speaking of EXE and BAT, you could just include SIMPL-DOS as .bat so passing parameters would be easier (and I can change the file extension so double-clicking will open it).
I am interested in the code for saving files, but I have done some testing, and the space bug is just a problem with my code.
I'll get started on the saving code, then!
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Very cool program! I'll download when I get around to booting into windows.
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mooseofawesomeness wrote:
Very cool program! I'll download when I get around to booting into windows.
Thanks!
Were/are you running Mac OS X, or using a phone/iPod? If it is Mac, maybe I should get around to finding a way to convert it to .app.
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