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Edlin

Edlin is a line editor, and the only text editor provided with early versions of IBM PC DOS, MS-DOS and OS/2. Although superseded in MS-DOS 5.0 and later by the full-screen MS-DOS Editor, and by Notepad in Microsoft Windows, it continued to be included in the 32-bit versions of Microsoft operating systems up to Windows Server 2008 and Windows 10.

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Developers
Microsoft, IBM, Gregory Pietsch
License
MS-DOS: MIT FreeDOS, ReactOS: GPL 86-DOS, PC DOS, OS/2, Windows: Proprietary commercial software
Operating system
86-DOS, IBM PC DOS, MS-DOS, FreeDOS, OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS, Windows
Original author
Tim Paterson
Release
1980; 46 years ago (1980)
Repository
github.com/microsoft/MS-DOS/blob/main/v2.0/source/EDLIN.ASM

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Edlin

Nodes33
Edges32
Triples37
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
Components1

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Edlin

Top relations

related to history · 11
Edlin → CP/M, DEC PDP-10 TOPS-10 EDIT, DOS, ED, From MS-DOS, Microsoft, MS-DOS, MS-DOS Editor, QDOS, Seattle Computer Products's, Tim Paterson
related to FreeDOS Edlin · 6
Edlin → FreeDOS, GPL-licensed, Linux, MS-DOS, This, Unix
related to Usage · 6
Edlin → Ctrl-C, DOS, Once, The, To, While
related to External links · 2
Edlin → Microsoft DocsMS-DOS, MS-DOS
Developers · 1
Edlin → Microsoft, IBM, Gregory Pietsch
License · 1
Edlin → MS-DOS: MIT FreeDOS, ReactOS: GPL 86-DOS, PC DOS, OS/2, Windows: Proprietary commercial software
Operating system · 1
Edlin → 86-DOS, IBM PC DOS, MS-DOS, FreeDOS, OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS, Windows
Original author · 1
Edlin → Tim Paterson
Release · 1
Edlin → 1980; 46 years ago (1980)
Repository · 1
Edlin → github.com/microsoft/MS-DOS/blob/main/v2.0/source/EDLIN.ASM

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Important terminology

ms-dos microsoft line dos editor windows operating freedos 86-dos included versions commands text systems ibm pc os version support prompt

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
EdlinDevelopersMicrosoft, IBM, Gregory Pietsch1.00infobox
EdlinLicenseMS-DOS: MIT FreeDOS, ReactOS: GPL 86-DOS, PC DOS, OS/2, Windows: Proprietary commercial software1.00infobox
EdlinOperating system86-DOS, IBM PC DOS, MS-DOS, FreeDOS, OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS, Windows1.00infobox
EdlinOriginal authorTim Paterson1.00infobox
EdlinRelease1980; 46 years ago (1980)1.00infobox
EdlinRepositorygithub.com/microsoft/MS-DOS/blob/main/v2.0/source/EDLIN.ASM1.00infobox
EdlinSuccessorMS-DOS Editor1.00infobox
EdlinTypeLine editor1.00infobox
EdlinWebsiteEdlin1.00infobox
EdlinWritten inMS-DOS: x86 assembly language1.00infobox
Edlinis aline editor0.90text
Linux or Unix as well as MS-DOSinstance ofThis runs on operating systems0.80text

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