Computer Chronicles Revisited 66 — Disk Optimizer, DoubleDOS, XTree, HOT, Above Disc, dBase Programmers' Utilities, and Detente

Business applications and games may garner the most attention when talking about computer software from the 1980s, but for many companies the real key to success was in utility programs. Keep in mind, this was a time when operating systems like MS-DOS and CP/M still came on floppy disks. This meant there wasn’t much room for extra features, even utilities that we would now consider basic features of a modern operating system.

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