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root@nebunix:~$ PC XT Command Desk

Era
Inspired by classic DOS PCs
Focus
Late 1980s – Early 1990s command workflow

An original educational DOS environment that runs entirely in your browser. It evokes a classic command prompt, directories, text files, memory reports and configuration files without emulating a real PC or executing a real operating system.

About this exhibit

The PC XT Command Desk is an educational simulation inspired by classic DOS PCs. It is not an IBM PC emulator, not an MS-DOS emulator, not a virtual machine and not FreeDOS. All commands, documentation and files are original Computer Museum content.

What happens when you start it

  • Boot into the original PC XT Command Desk identity.
  • Navigate a structured browser-local C:\ filesystem with DIR, CD, TYPE and TREE.
  • Inspect simulated memory, disk usage and DOS-style environment variables.
  • Change PATH, SET variables and PROMPT values that persist only for you.

Safety boundary

No real operating system is executed. The server filesystem and your real computer files are never accessed. The simulated files exist as plain browser data, and changes are stored only under the PC XT Command Desk localStorage key for this visitor.

Recreation notice

This is a historically inspired educational environment, not an exact 1983 machine recreation and not an official vendor product. It does not distribute DOS, BIOS images, game binaries, manuals or proprietary software.

Use RESET inside the terminal if you want to restore the original museum filesystem. The reset affects only this exhibit’s browser-local PC XT data.

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Keyboard driven: try HELP, DIR, TYPE README.TXT, CD GAMES, MEM, CHKDSK, or RESET.