Tao ExDOS 2009 - General Product Description

Full support for DOS via Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000 and Windows Terminal Server. Printing from DOS and parallel port (LPT) to any printer, including fax, PDF, image files and document files.

The Tao ExDOS 2009 line of products is a comprehensive and commercially proven solution for DOS and Win16bit based applications under Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000 and Windows Terminal Servers. The technology used in Tao ExDOS 2009 products is proprietary and is not available in any other products on the market.

The software engines used for Tao ExDOS 2009 have been developed for over 5 years and comprehensively tested for full support and flawless operation in any environment.

The Tao ExDOS 2009 line of products covers any number of issues encountered daily by DOS users under modern operating systems, such as:

• Running DOS applications in a simulated native environment.

• Allowing DOS applications to run in Full Screen mode, also under Windows 7 and Vista with the Aero user interface enabled.

• Printing to any printer, including WinPrinters, Fax, PDF, image (GIF, TIFF, JPEG, BMP) and document (Word, RTF, HTML, Text) files.

• Enhancing printing from DOS applications with advanced features such as adding company logo images, header and footer text, as well as allowing changes to the margins and rotation of the printed documents.

• Running DOS applications under multi-user environments, such as Windows Terminal Server.

• Running DOS applications directly on Windows 7, with or without using the Windows 7 Virtual XP Mode.

• Enabling the use of Parallel (LPT) protection dongles, using the on-board parallel port as well as 3rd party PCI / PCMCIA / Express adaptors.

• Enabling the DOS applications to connect to 3rd party devices using the Serial (COM) Port.

• Display and printing of non-English codepages (languages) as well as ANSI codepages.

• Enhancing the performance of DOS application, a critical issue under multi-user environments such as Windows Terminal Servers.

• Enhancing the use of keyboard and mouse in DOS applications.

• Solving many common Runtime and NTVDM errors.

• Solving many display problems.

• Allowing full control of memory and environment space provided for the DOS application.

• Enhancing the Window display mode, as well as allowing selection of the font used for the display from the Windows font library.

• Securing the applications using an Administrator or User password, disabling non-authorized users from running the applications.

• Many more features... For a full comparison of the available versions, please check the Product Comparison page.

Supported Operating Systems:

• Windows 2000

• Windows XP (32bit)

• Windows Vista (32bit)

• Windows 7 (32bit)

• Windows 2003 Server (32bit)

• Windows 2008 Server (32bit)

64bit operating systems are not supported by our products!

The Tao ExDOS 2009 line of products includes the following versions:

• Tao ExDOS 2009 Lite
• Tao ExDOS 2009 LiteDOC
• Tao ExDOS 2009 Basic
• Tao ExDOS 2009 Pro
• Tao ExDOS 2009 Premium

For a basic description of each version, please check this page.

Tao ExDOS products are always evolving with new features constantly added to the arsenal of solutions. A sophisticated automated update system ensures the product is always up to date without any intervention from the user.

The Tao ExDOS products have been fully tested and are being used by thousands of customers in the private and commercial sectors, in organizations ranging from SMB to Enterprise, as well as in government and public service offices.