Print Magic (1988) 1 Publishing DOS

Print Magic is a sign, card, and banner printing program, similar to Print Master. Compared to others of the time, its functionality is rather crude, lacking previews or undo.

• 1.0

ProCalc 3D (1992) 0 Spreadsheet DOS

ProCalc 3d is a low-cost spreadsheet created by Formalsoft and sold by Parsons Technology.

• 1.x

Procomm Plus (1985) 9 Communications DOS

ProComm, from Datastorm technologies, was a powerful and very popular telecommunications program for DOS and Windows. TERMULATOR, written to fill the gap left by shareware PC-Talk when its author died. protocols for uploading and downloading, and automatic redial. The commercial "ProComm Plus" includes a scripting language, more terminal types, additional file transfer protocols, context sensitive help, support for 8 COM ports, and a professionally written manual (telecommunications)](/product/microsoft_access_business_information_access_program), Crosstalk, Relay Gold, and PFS Access. Later, it competed with QModem and Telemate.

• 1.1 (shareware)
• 1.1
• 2.x (Shareware)
• 2.x

Project Manager Workbench (1986) 0 Planning DOS

Project Manager Workbench, later just called Project Workbench, is a powerful, full featured, professional project management program for DOS. At the time, it was also very pricey.

• 2.x
• 3.x

Protec (1985) 0 Utility DOS

Protec is a DOS menu shell that restricts access of files and programs to specific users. It hides files so they can not be easily seen by unauthorized users, includes encryption tools, and features access audit logging.

• 2.x,3.x

QBasic (1991) 8 DOS

Microsoft QBasic, not to be confused with QuickBasic, is a stripped down version of the Microsoft QuickBasic product that replaces GW-Basic in MS-DOS 5.0 and later. QBasic is an interpreter only, and can not compile standalone executables. QuickBasic sources can be compiled into binary EXE files with QuickBasic or Visual Basic for DOS.

• 1.x

Quadram Quadcolor (1984) 0 DOS

These are the manuals and installation program required to use the extended modes on a Quadram Quadcolor I and II board. Georgia, is a CGA compatible ISA video card for IBM PCs and clones that provides enhanced capabilities over that of IBM CGA.

• 1984

Quarterdeck GameRunner (1995) 0 Utility DOS

Quarterdeck GameRunner, from Quarterdeck Corporation, is a specialized packaging of their QEMM memory management product that is specifically designed to automatically maximize the memory and speed available to known games. DOS based games of the time used a hodgepodge of memory access methods, that varied from product to product and often created conflicts. GameRunner attempts to mitigate some of this chaos by providing automatic configuration and management.

• 2.x

Quarterdeck Manifest (1988) 1 Utility DOS

Manifest is an easy to use diagnostic program that provides incredibly detailed information about DOS resource usage, loaded programs, IO devices, and memory usage including EMS, XMS, and UMB memory. It was available as a standalone program and bundled with QEMM and Deskview. Tools like this were essential for resolving compatibility problems between poorly behaved DOS programs and highly customized environments, especially in task switched or multitasking environments.

• 1.x

QuickBasic (1985) 10 DOS

Microsoft QuickBasic, not to be confused with the lesser QBasic, was a Basic interpreter and compiler product loosely based on GW-Basic. Version 2.0 for DOS and later included an Integrated Development Environment. Microsoft also produced QuickPascal and QuickC with similar integrated environments.

• 1.x
• 2.x
• 3.0
• 4.0
• 4.5

QuickBooks (1993) 7 Financial DOS

First introduced in 1992, QuickBooks from from Intuit, is an easy to use accounting and bookkeeping program targeted at small businesses and accounting novices. It features check writing, accounts payable and receivable, invoices, cash flow forecasting, and reporting. It provides more functionality than the home-user based Quicken.

• 2.x (DOS)

QuickC (1987) 15 DOS

Microsoft QuickC is a C compiler with an Integrated Development Environment, designed to compete with Borland Turbo C. It was targeted at home/hobbyist users with a much lower price tag than Microsoft's corporate-oriented professional products. Microsoft also produced QuickPascal and QuickBasic with similar integrated environments.

• 1.x
• 2.x

Quicken (1989) 4 Financial DOS Windows

Quicken, from Intuit, is a financial management tool for home users. It was first released in 1984 for DOS and later ported to Apple II, Macintosh, and Windows. Intuit also provided a more powerful product, QuickBooks, for small businesses.

• 3.x (DOS)
• 4.x (DOS)
• 5.x (DOS)
• 6.0 (DOS)
• 7.x (DOS)
• 3.x (Win)
• 8.x (DOS)

QuickEntry (1988) 0 Database DOS

QuickEntry is an easy to use tool for creating standalone dBase entry forms. It works with any existing dBase compatible database file. It includes a menu-driven form builder that lets you simply "draw" your form on the screen. QuickEntry runs as its own DOS program, rather than as part of a database application, such as those created by Fox & Geller's QuickCode Plus dBase code compiler.

• 1.x

QuickLink (1990) 0 Communications DOS Windows

Quick Link Fax, from Smith Micro Software, is a program for receiving and sending Faxes under DOS and Windows 3.1 with a compatible FAXModem. It competed against Delrina WinFax. On the Macintosh, Smith Micro provided MacComCenter.

• II 1.0
• II 2.0
• II 3.2 (Win)

QuickMenu (1991) 1 Utility DOS

QuikMenu III is an icon-based graphical menu and desktop for DOS.

• 1.x

QuickPascal (1989) 1 DOS

Microsoft QuickPascal was a short-lived dialect of Pascal created specifically to compete with Borland Turbo Pascal. It incorporated many Borland-specific features at the expense of backwards compatiblity with the earlier Microsoft Pascal product.

• 1.x

QuickPay (1994) 0 Financial DOS

Intuit QuickPay is a payroll management tool that works on top of Quicken. It Includes customizable payroll account/category names, tracking of emplyees' work, sick and vacation hours.

• 3.0

Quickpro Plus (1989) 0 DOS

Quickpro Plus is a programming utility that automatically creates simple custom database applications as standalone BASIC program source files. The Quickpro Plus user can then take the resulting BASIC program and customize it further. It features reporting functionality, database calculations, and the ability to target multiple BASIC variants. There were versions for CP/M, DOS, TRS-80, Atari, and OASIS.

• III

Quicksilver (1988) 0 DOS

Quicksilver, originally named WordTech dBIII Compiler, is a dBase III Plus application compiler that produces high-speed ready to run standalone executables. It boasts assembler level speeds often faster than competing compilers. Plus clone. Both of these add a number of features such as Windowing, user defined functions, EMS memory support, graphing, and networking capability.

• 1.x

RM/Cobol (1983) 1 DOS

RM/Cobol, from Ryan-McFarland Corp, is a powerful cross platform Cobol compiler that creates fast and efficient compiled code.

• 1.x
• 5.x

Roland Midi Music Recorder (1984) 0 DOS

The Roland Midi Music Recorder is an 8-channel music recorder, editor, and player designed for use with the Roland MPU401 MIDI adapter card. The MPU401 enables MIDI compatible musical instruments to connect to an IBM PC.

• 1.x

ScreenExtender (1992) 0 Utility DOS

ScreenExtender is a series of add-on software enhancements for popular word processors such as WordStar and WordPerfect. ScreenExtender increases the amount of text that is visible on the screen at one time. It does this by enabling smaller text characters at higher resolutions. Such text modes, up to 160 columns and 58 rows, are commonly possible with VGA adapters, but ScreenExtender can even extract extra screen real-estate on CGA, EGA, and MGA/Hercules graphics cards.

• 2.0

Search & Rescue (1998) 0 Utility DOS

PowerQuest Search & Rescue is an advanced file recovery tool. It operates as a set of bootable floppy disks that can scan a FAT or FAT32 hard drive, piecing together files even when partitions or file systems are damaged.

• 1.0

Select Freestyle (1985) 0 Word Processor DOS

Freestyle is a word processor that features a powerful outlining system used to organize and retrieve information in a document.

• 1.x