DOS Server 2003

So DOS is all set to make a comeback, according to this InformationWeek article… Well, they call it Windows Longhorn Server Core but I prefer calling it DOS Server 2003!

In addition to the initial beta test of the next version of Windows Server, Microsoft is also testing an early version of a stripped-down Windows Server that removes the graphical user interface and uses far less resources than the full version of the server software, according to the user instructions for the package.

The new version is presently called Microsoft Windows Server Code Name “Longhorn” Server Core (which still, for now, retains the Longhorn code name that was removed from the renamed next-generation operating system Windows Vista last week) and has been released as a closed beta test only to a limited group of Microsoft partners and other selected testers. Server Core runs from a command prompt and aims to let server administrators concentrate on a few specific server management tasks, cutting the time and management requirements for those functions. Longhorn Server Core allows management of some of the most common server configurations — specifically, DHCP servers, file servers, DNS servers and Active Directory, according to the user instructions for the package.