iDOS emulator brought DOS and Windows 3.0 to iOS; now toast

By on Oct 26, 2010 at 11:20 PM
Software October 26, 2010

We’re not sure how software developer Fast Intelligence managed to sneak iDOS past the app approval team at Apple, but the influx of blog coverage ensured the app’s presence in the App Store was short lived. iDOS, as the name might suggest, is an emulator that supports DOS (and Windows 3.0) installations on iOS devices. You read that right — with iDOS, you can run DOS and Windows 3.0 on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The $0.99 was destined for a brief life in the App Store, so hopefully giddy geeks were able to  jump on it during their brief window of opportunity. If not, don’t fret… there’s always a chance it will reappear in in the Cydia Store.

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  • babbleon

    FIRST SUCKAZ! YEEEEEEEEEEHAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW BABY!!!

  • sirpaul

    Wow, Apple can really be a PITA. It’s not like it was causing anyone any harm :/

  • Sam

    The reason this post is slow with comments is it just looks boring on the photo. People don’t want to read the caption.

    • BrianW

      I thought the whole thing was boring, honestly.

    • sirpaul

      I think it’s mostly that it’s 12:12 in the morning…most people aren’t up reading BGR at that time, let alone checking for news updates. I think once morning hits, the lowercase “i” in front of “DOS” and “OS” will catch their attention. “i” anything catches peoples attention.

      • WalterSobchak

        You know the whole world isn’t on new york time? Right?
        I am though, seeing as how I’m a contract lawyer from nyc.

      • Donny

        What was up with that chick (likely dude)? Way out of left field even for this freak show that is the BGR comment sections.

      • WalterSobchak

        Whoever it is, They are getting people left and right.
        People are using their powers of logic and deduction to work through why he/she is not a lawyer, and even looking up lawyers in New York.
        Its most likely just some antisemite, trying to get a rise out of people.

      • Sandy S. Schwartz.

        Incorrect, Walter. I am an attorney and I am a male. Yes, Sandy can be either. I am not an anti-semite since I am Jewish. At no point in any comment have I said anything derogatory. I think its fair to state that as a lawyer I should be held to a certain level of higher intelligence and my comments should be taken very seriously. As per me not being listed on the aforementioned lawyer site. That is incorrect. I have altered my middle initial by choice.

        Warm Regards,

        Sandy S. Schwartz

      • WalterSobchak

        ♫ Ya gotta pay the troll’s toll if ya wanna get into this boy’s soul♫
        ♫ Ya gotta pay the troll’s toll if ya wanna get into this boy’s soul♫
        ♫ Ya gotta pay the troll’s toll if ya wanna get into this boy’s soul♫
        ♫ Ya gotta pay the troll’s toll if ya wanna get into this boy’s soul♫

      • sirpaul

        True, but even 10 is quite late for BG news.

  • gquaglia

    I’m sure dick head Jobs threw a hissy fit when he found out about it.

  • Sandy S. Schwartz.

    I Find the drug Strattera very useful and it helps me at work. I highly recommend it over stimulants. Thats my SSS quick tip of the day.

  • http://www.innovatoys.com/ Cindy Auligny

    You know, I’ve visited iStores but seem like the link’s been removed. It sucks.

  • Kash

    or you know, jailbreak and pick it up from apptrackr.

  • http://techoutfitters.biz baxter

    android will rule because of this

  • k0

    Ever wonder why Apple even bothers to approve these apps? It’s as if the review team gives it a cursory look, approves it, then later goes back and says, “oh, there’s interesting features in here that don’t fit our doctrine! KILL IT!”.

    Pure insanity.

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