DOS: Powerbatch

Tired of the black DOS screen? Boring white DOS command characters don't get you off like they used to? I know just what you mean. Here's a little gem I discovered a few years ago..

In my quest for bells 'n' whistles and all things techno, I bring to you Powerbatch. A great little utility for giving your batch files a nice windowed thingy look, and you can even do it in German using very precise toolz if you like. Un-real. Sehr gut! Ich bin sehr geil just thinking about it.

Download pbatch12.zip (84KB) and unzip it to its own directory. Run the file Pbhelp.bat and marvel at the instructions and demos which are in themselves, all powered by the batch file.

I've put all the parameters into one text file called pb_parameters.txt which you can download, print, smoke or whatever. Also check out my old DOS games menu (32KB) for some ideas on how to use powerbatch. Have fun!

I just made this bit up. Anyone speak German? -->