QRAM (1990) 4 Utility DOS

QRAM is a memory management tool for 8088, 8086, and 286 based PCs. It can work with LIM 4.0 EMS memory cards, shadow RAM, and even VGA memory to free up or add to the base 640k memory. It also provides XMS compatible extended memory services, so it can replace Microsoft's himem.sys.

• 1.x
• 2.x

Quadtools - Quadtel 386 RAM Utilities (1989) 0 DOS

A collection of memory management tools for 386 computers. Includes expanded memory manager, RAM disk, spooler, and cache software.

• 1.x

Qualitas 386MAX (1992) 0 DOS

Qualitas 386MAX is a memory manager that competed with Quarterdeck QEMM and Memory Commander. It features ease use, with automated configuration and optimization. It claims to make more DOS memory available than other similar tools at the time.

• 6.x
• 7.x

QuarkXPress (1986) 7 Publishing MacOS DOS

QuarkXPress was THE standard publishing software during the 1990s. However it failed to update its product line to newer technologies in a timely manager, charged insane amounts for updates or additional features that should have been built in to the software, and became very abusive to their customers. Later versions required a parallel port/ADB copy protection dongle. They lost most of their market share to Adobe InDesign.

• 2.x
• 3.x

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 InternetSuite (1995) 0 Web Browser Windows

Quarterdeck InternetSuite is a commercial internet connectivity package. It includes the Quarterdeck Mosaic web browser, Quaterdeck FTP, Quarterdeck Message Center, Quarterdeck Terminal, and a dialup networking system.

• 1.0

Quarterdeck Manifest (1988) 0 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

Quarterdeck Mosaic (1995) 0 Web Browser Windows

Quarterdeck Mosaic is a commercial web browser sold by the Quarterdeck corporation. At the time, it was faster, cleaner, more responsive, and more stable than Netscape. It had many new features that Netscape lacked, such as multiple child windows in a single window, a file/folder metaphor for bookmarks, a bookmark sidebar, right-click popup menus, and the ability for users to create annotations for each site. It also included a modem dialer and Quarterdeck's QWinsock. WebAuthor, WebTalk, and Quarterdeck WebServer.

• 1.0

Quattro Pro (1987) 3 Spreadsheet DOS Windows

Quattro Pro, initially just named "Quattro", is a spreadsheet application from Borland International. It competed against Lotus 1-2-3 and Excel, and had several advantages including tabbed sheets, and the ability to handle up to a million rows. Quattro Pro was the subject a lawsuit by Lotus, simply because because Quattro Pro copied their menu user interface, but Lotus claimed this was not allowed. This also affected The Twin and VP-Planner.

• Pro 1.x
• 2.x
• 3.x
• SE 1.0
• 1.0 (Win)
• 4.x (DOS)
• 5.x
• 6.x (Win)

QuickBasic (1985) 73 DOS MacOS

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.

• 4.5
• 1.0x for Mac

QuickBooks (1993) 1 Financial DOS Windows

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)
• 3.x (Win)

QuickC (1987) 17 DOS Windows

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.

• 2.x
• 1.0 for Windows

Quicken (1989) 2 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.

• 2.x for DeskMate
• 3.x (DOS)
• 4.x (DOS)
• 1.0 (Win)
• 5.x (DOS)
• 6.0 (DOS)
• 7.x (DOS)
• Companion
• 3.x (Win)
• 8.x (DOS)
• SE (Win)
• 4.0 (Win)
• 5.0 (Win)

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 1.x (Win)

QuickMenu (1991) 0 Utility DOS

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

• 1.x

QuickPascal (1989) 4 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) 2 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

R:Base (1985) 0 Database DOS Windows

R:Base, from Microrim and first released in 1983, was a popular relational database that competed with Ashton Tate's dBASE product. R:Base was the first relational database for the IBM PC, also notable as earlier relational databases typically required more powerful hardware. R:Base also includes a form and report generator that is optimized for the capabilities of the IBM PC and features the ability to add or remove fields without losing data or relationships.

• 3.x
• Personal 1.0
• 4.x
• 5.0 (Win)

RAMpAT-Plus (1994) 0 DOS

The RAMpAT!-Plus is a 16-bit ISA memory expansion card for AT 286 and 386 based systems. The card enables users to expand the system memory beyond what can be installed on the system motherboard. It can be used as directly accessible AT-style "XMS" memory but can also be configured as XT-style paged "EMS" memory, for applications that may need that.

• 1.x

Rapid: File Manager (1994) 0 Utility Windows

Rapid: File Manager is a Windows based file manager from Gazelle Systems, the makers of Q-DOS.

• 1.0

ReadRight (1989) 0 Document DOS

ReadRight 2.0 is a software OCR application for IBM PC computers. It has built in support for a number of scanners, and can OCR from existing graphics files. It recognizes a number of different fonts, font sizes, supports text columns, and can output to a number of different formats. time, other OCR tools used specialized hardware accelerator cards to achieve acceptable performance.

• 2.0

Ready Set GO (1986) 0 Publishing MacOS

Ready Set GO, from Manhattan Graphics Corporation, is a desktop publishing program for the Apple Macintosh. It competed against Mac Publisher, Scoop, Quark Xpress, and PageMaker.

• 4.5
• 6.0