First post, by General P. Error
Hiho! I am not sure if lists are allowed on this board, but i think i give it a try. The following DOS *games* are what i dug on www in for the themes "astronomy" & "geography". I think they are all free- or shareware, googled by chance or from BBS-archives like garbo pc-archive or simtel. The very most of them is extra-antique, i stated every version i found. Some are excellent "grandpas" of modern apps (like Skyglobe 3.6 = ultra fast Stellarium), others are so bad that they make you shiver. In any case progs like "ASTRO - Athabasca University Micro Planetarium 2.02" (tip: google "athabasca") are true software-treasures...
Name : ACE - AstroSoft Computerized Ephemeris
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1985
Notes : opens DOSBox-folder
Name : AST - Practical astronomy with your PC
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1985
Name : ASTRO - Athabasca University Micro Planetarium 2.02
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : Athabasca University
Year : 1992
Name : ASTRONOMICAL DATA C2.0
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1988
Name : ASTRONOMY PROGRAM - PLAN_TARY DATA
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1987
Name : ASTROVIEW
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1985
Name : ASTROVU
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1990
Name : Bird Dog Satellite Tracking Program
Genre : Satellite
Publisher : Environmental Research Inst. Michigan
Year : 1989
Name : CELSPHER
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1990
Name : COELI - An elecric planisphere 3.86
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : Swimming Elk Software
Year : 1996
Name : Dance of the Planets 2.0
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : A R C Software
Year : 1990
Name : DEEP SPACE 1.3
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1987
Name : Deep Space 3D 3.03
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1991
Name : Deep Space 3D 4.01
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1994
Name : Deep Space 5.56
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1998
Name : Discover Space
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : Broderbund
Year : 1993
Name : Earth Watch 1.1
Genre : Sundial
Publisher : ElanWare, Inc.
Year : 1990
Name : Earth Watch 1.2
Genre : Sundial
Publisher : ElanWare, Inc.
Year : 1990
Name : Earth Watch 2.0 CGA
Genre : Sundial
Publisher : ElanWare, Inc.
Year : 1991
Name : Earth Watch 2.0 VGA
Genre : Sundial
Publisher : ElanWare, Inc.
Year : 1991
Name : Earth Watch 3.0 CGA
Genre : Sundial
Publisher : ElanWare, Inc.
Year : 1993
Name : Earth Watch 3.0 VGA
Genre : Sundial
Publisher : ElanWare, Inc.
Year : 1993
Name : Earth Watch 3.5 CGA
Genre : Sundial
Publisher : ElanWare, Inc.
Year : 1997
Name : Earth Watch 3.5 VGA
Genre : Sundial
Publisher : ElanWare, Inc.
Year : 1997
Name : EGASTARS
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1989
Name : ESAO Sky-Atlas 258997 V. 1.4
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : Tomi Soft
Year : 1990
Name : Expert Travel Planner
Genre : Geography
Publisher : M & R Technologies
Year : 1992
Name : Fastmap 1.1ec
Genre : Geography
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1992
Name : GeoChron 1.0
Genre : Sundial
Publisher : GeoGraphics Software
Year : 1986
Notes : t max. = 1999
Name : GeoClock 2.1
Genre : Sundial
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1988
Name : GeoClock 3.0
Genre : Sundial
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1988
Name : GeoClock 4.0
Genre : Sundial
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1989
Name : GeoClock 4.5
Genre : Sundial
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1992
Name : GeoClock 5.1
Genre : Sundial
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1993
Name : GeoClock 5.3
Genre : Sundial
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1994
Name : GeoClock 7.0
Genre : Sundial
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1995
Name : GeoClock 8.2
Genre : Sundial
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1999
Name : GEOVIEW
Genre : Geography
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1989
Notes : uses MWDB-II
Name : GPS CGA 2.7
Genre : Geography
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1997
Name : Grand Tour 4.1
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 2003
Name : GRAVITY 2.0 Gravitational Simulator
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1990
Name : Makeplan V1.3
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1993
Notes : Part of STARPLOT
Name : MapIt 1.0
Genre : Geography
Publisher : Allison Software
Year : 1992
Name : MapIt 1.2
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : Allison Software
Year : 1993
Name : MapIt 1.4
Genre : Geography
Publisher : Allison Software
Year : 1994
Name : MapIt 2.0
Genre : Geography
Publisher : Allison Software
Year : 1998
Name : MapMaker 2.1
Genre : Geography
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1985
Name : MAPPER - DX Mapping and HF Propagation Prediction
Genre : Geography
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1987
Name : MAPVIEW 2.0
Genre : Geography
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1989
Notes : part of S.W.I.V.E.L.
Name : MIRAPLA - The Sky in a PC
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1997
Name : MWDB II - Micro World Database
Genre : Geography
Publisher : Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Year : 1986
Notes : opens DOSBox-folder
Name : Ortographic Earth View
Genre : Geography
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1992
Name : PC Globe 3.5
Genre : Geography
Publisher : PC Globe Inc.
Year : 1990
Notes : Full-version = $ 89.-
Name : Planetarium
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : Plain Vanilla Software (?)
Year : 1991
Name : Planetarium V 6.1
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1994
Name : PLANETS 1.0
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1985
Name : Planets 1.10
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1988
Name : PLANETS 3.2
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1986
Name : PLANETS 3.4
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1987
Name : SEESTARS
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1990
Notes : CSTARDEM
Name : Silicon Sky 1.0
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1988
Name : Silicon Sky 2.0
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1988
Name : SKY Planetarium 1.21p
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1989
Name : SKY Planetarium 2.1
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1990
Notes : Starts as: SKY VIEW
Name : SKY Planetarium 2.2r
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1992
Name : Sky View 1.15d
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : Digital Technology Art
Year : 1994
Name : SKYASCII
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1986
Notes : Fragment, anon, downloaded as: Skyplot
Name : SkyBase 2000.0 SkyChart V4.1
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1988
Name : SkyGlobe 1.1
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1989
Name : SkyGlobe 2.0
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : KlassM Software
Year : 1990
Name : SkyGlobe 2.5
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : KlassM Software
Year : 1991
Name : SkyGlobe 3.1
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : KlassM Software
Year : 1992
Name : SkyGlobe 3.52
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : KlassM Software
Year : 1992
Name : SkyGlobe 3.6
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : KlassM Software
Year : 1994
Notes : Thank you for registering
Name : Skymap 2.36
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1998
Name : SKYPLOT - the Planetarium Simulator
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1985
Name : SKYPLOT - the Planetarium Simulator Version 2.0
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1987
Name : SOLARPIX
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1988
Name : Star Atlas 2000.0
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1993
Name : Star View 2.0.08
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : Digi-Tech Consultants (?)
Year : 1988
Name : STARPLOT 2.0
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1993
Notes : Belongs to: Makeplan
Name : Starry Nights v. 5.0
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1989
Name : Starry Nights v. 6.2
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1991
Name : STARS 1.5 - Star Almanac, Star Finder and Plotter
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1989
Name : StarSide 2.3
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : Virtual Srket Technology (?)
Year : 1990
Name : STARWAYS - Galaxy Simulator
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 2003
Name : STSORBIT 8919
Genre : Satellite
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1989
Name : STSORBIT 9122A
Genre : Satellite
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1991
Name : STSORBIT PLUS 0223
Genre : Satellite
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 2002
Name : STSORBIT PLUS 9517
Genre : Satellite
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1995
Name : STSORBIT PLUS 9748
Genre : Satellite
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1997
Name : SWIFT PC ATLAS 4.0
Genre : Geography
Publisher : COSMI
Year : 1992
Name : SWIVEL
Genre : Geography
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1988
Notes : = SimpleWorldInteractiveViewingEnhancedLibrary
Name : Telescope 1.0
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1990
Name : Tellstar 1.03
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1984
Name : TerraTime 2.1
Genre : Sundial
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1988
Notes : t max. = 1999, old name = GeoChron
Name : The Big Blue Skies Planetarium 1.2
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1990
Name : The Electric Astrolabe
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 2000
Name : THE NIGHT SKY 2.07
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1990
Name : The World 1.0
Genre : Geography
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1985
Name : The World 2.0
Genre : Geography
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1986
Name : The World 2.6
Genre : Geography
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1987
Name : The World 2.71
Genre : Geography
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1987
Name : The World 2.9
Genre : Geography
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1989
Name : The World 2.97H
Genre : Geography
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1993
Name : VersaMap 1.1
Genre : Geography
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1991
Notes : uses MWDB-II
Name : VersaMap 1.4
Genre : Geography
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1994
Notes : uses MWDB-II
Name : VersaMap 1.5
Genre : Geography
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1995
Notes : uses MWDB-II
Name : VGASTARS
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1989
Name : Visible Universe
Genre : Astronomy
Publisher : Parsec Software
Year : 1995
Name : Voyage to the Planet Earth
Genre : Geography
Publisher : BBS, CD, Free- or Shareware
Year : 1993
Name : WCD - World City Distance Computer V3.0
Genre : Geography
Publisher : GeoGraphics Software
Year : 1988
Name : WORLDVU 1.2
Genre : Geography
Publisher : Technical Solutions
Year : 1992
If i forgot or overlooked something very old and/or exotic, please let me know. I'm also looking for map-data for MapIt! from Allison-Software (which is the only serious DOS-Atlas i know of, probably killed by AutoRoute) ...