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Old/obscure/niche operating systems that people would actually use Bible software on if it existed?

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I've been rolling around in my head the idea of making Bible study software for DOS-family operating systems, since I wasn't able to find any decent Bible software for DOS last time I looked, and I believe some people may still be stuck using DOS for whatever reason, or might prefer to use DOS for some tasks. I don't have any concrete evidence that this user group actually exists though (I think I saw one person on IRC chat trying to install Linux on a system that was running DOS, that's about it), so I don't know if this would be a waste of time, and I can't motivate myself to try to do it unless I know it won't be a waste of time :p

Would anyone here use, or know anyone who would use, Bible software for an old, obscure, or niche OS if it existed? DOS, Windows 1.x/2.x/3.x/95/98, OS/2 Warp, old variations of UNIX, Visopsys, pre-OSX Apple system software, etc. are the operating systems I have in mind, I'd be willing to look into others too though. Maybe if someone would use something like this if it existed, was readily available, and had a decent feature set and set of translations and books, I could muster the motivation to actually make it.
 

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I haven't ran into anyone still using DOS in years.

The old OS's I see most often are older versions of Windows. Often those are on computers belonging to the elderly who still use them because they still work and they aren't in any rush to upgrade for a variety of reasons. I think that might be a viable area to look into.

I haven't seen anything running OS/2 in ages, but I think it is still used in spots. When you get into things like OS2, old version of Unix, etc you are kind of getting into the "tech nerd" category of users. I'm not saying the wouldn't be interested in a bible version. But, there are probably far less of those out there than old versions Windows.

For what it is worth, if we get in a donated computer that cannot be (or is not worth) upgrading I will usually put a popular "windows like", "no fuss" Linux distro on it (most often Ubuntu) before either passing it along or making it available for job searches, etc.
 
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Most of the "basically usable" older versions of Windows (XP and higher) already have good Bible software available for them. 2000 and lower might not be so usable, but I think theWord (or at least older versions of it) might be able to be used even as far back as 95. The option for older non-x86 Windows NT are probably slimmer, but that's probably even deeper into "tech nerd" territory than OS/2...
 
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I cheated and asked AI

Yes, there are several Bible software programs that run on MS-DOS, ranging from free freeware to historical shareware.

Online Bible: A high-quality search and study program produced by Larry Pierce as freeware for DOS, Windows, and Mac. It requires downloading separate Bible text modules (like the KJV or Strong's Lexicon) to function.

SwordSearcher (originally Bible Assistant): Released in 1994 by Brandon Staggs, this was a command-line DOS program designed to save matching verses to a text file. It later evolved into a mouse-driven DOS interface (version 2.0 in 1995) before becoming a Windows application
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Seedmaster: A complete Bible program available for DOS that supports over 15 Bibles, hypertext notes, and reads Online Bible V5 & V6 files. It is archived on the Internet Archive.

Bible Builder: A Christian educational video game for DOS produced by Everbright Software in 1992, featuring trivia on biblical events, geography, and hymns.
 
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