The Dobson Utilities©

MS-DOS freeware utility suite

 Dobson Utilities Introduction

The Dobson Utilities is a collection of command-line tools that can be used in an MS-DOS and Windows 3.1x. With commands designed to display directory listings in color coded text, locate files, synchronize your system clock with a Network Time Provider, a replacement for Windows 3.1 Task List, and more.

The Dobson Utilities started out as a small project in 1992, beginning as a simple yet powerful DOS based command line utility collection and has grown into a set of tools that work in DOS and Windows 3.1x. Originally distributed through America Online, the Dobson Utilities could also be found through various freeware collections around the internet. Since the beginning of March '08, the Dobson Utilities has officially moved to a dedicated server without advertisements or pop-ups.

 Dobson Utilities News

 September 1, 2025 - Dobson Utilities version 6.00 has been released and is now available for download. This all new version has been written entirely in C/C++ (and a bit of x86 assembly) which brings greater speed and better functionality without relying on batch helper files.

 Utilities Included

MS-DOS system requirements:

  • OS:
    		•  DOS 3.30 or later
  • CPU:
    		•  Intel 8086/8088 or compatible processor
  • RAM:
    		•  384KB of free RAM (512KB free recommended)
  • Free hard drive space:
    		•  260KB

    Windows system requirements:

  • Windows:
    		•  Windows 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.11
  • CPU:
    		•  Intel 80286 or compatible processor (386 required for Windows for Workgroups 3.11)
  • RAM:
    		•  1MB of RAM (2MB recommended)
  • Free hard drive space:
    		•  260KB

    Click to download the latest official version: (172,881 bytes)
    MD5: b3066472a26c16a19ce6a3fc3674f655

     Utilities Included

    CDIR.EXE - Displays directories and files using color coding.
    FILEDATE.COM - Changes the file time and/or date stamp on a file.
    FINDFILE.EXE - File locator utility.
    MEMINFO.EXE - Displays memory info such as conventional, extended, and expanded.
    TIMESYNC.EXE - Time synchronization utility for Windows. Requires TCP/IP stack.
    SUPERBAT.EXE - A multi-function batch file utility.
    SYSCLOCK.COM - Displays or optionally changes the time and date.
    TASKMAN.EXE - Windows 3.1 task list replacement.
    VERSION.COM - Reports the DU version number to legacy programs.