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HDOS

HDOS is a microcomputer disk operating system, originally written for the 1977 Heathkit H8 computer system and later also available for the Heathkit H89 and Zenith Z-89 computers. The author was Heath Company employee Gordon Letwin, who later was an early employee of Microsoft and lead architect of OS/2.

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Available in
English
Developer
Heath Company / Gordon Letwin, Richard Musgrave
Initial release
1978; 48 years ago (1978)
Latest release
3.02
License
Public domain
Source model
Open source

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HDOS

Nodes32
Edges31
Triples22
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.0625
Components1

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HDOS

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related to Versions · 6
HDOS → April, August, Gordon LetwinHDOS, Gregg Chandler, Gregg ChandlerHDOS, Richard Musgrave
related to External links · 5
HDOS → Eight-Bit Heathkit Computerists Archived, HeathDOSSociety, Heathkit, PDF, Wayback Machine
related to Commands · 2
HDOS → BOOTBYECATCOPYDATEDELETEDISMOUNTFLAGSHELPMOUNTONECOPYPIPRENAMERUNSETSTATSTATUSTYPEVER, The
Available in · 1
HDOS → English
Developer · 1
HDOS → Heath Company / Gordon Letwin, Richard Musgrave
Initial release · 1
HDOS → 1978; 48 years ago (1978)
Latest release · 1
HDOS → 3.02
License · 1
HDOS → Public domain
Source model · 1
HDOS → Open source
Supported platforms · 1
HDOS → Heathkit H8, Heathkit H89, Zenith Z-89

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cp heath zenith company operating system heathkit number also available computers microcomputer gordon letwin source written originally later many became

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HDOSAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
HDOSDeveloperHeath Company / Gordon Letwin, Richard Musgrave1.00infobox
HDOSInitial release1978; 48 years ago (1978)1.00infobox
HDOSLatest release3.021.00infobox
HDOSLicensePublic domain1.00infobox
HDOSSource modelOpen source1.00infobox
HDOSSupported platformsHeathkit H8, Heathkit H89, Zenith Z-891.00infobox
HDOSWorking stateDiscontinued1.00infobox
HDOSis amicrocomputer disk operating system0.90text
HDOSrelated to CommandsThe0.60section
HDOSrelated to CommandsBOOTBYECATCOPYDATEDELETEDISMOUNTFLAGSHELPMOUNTONECOPYPIPRENAMERUNSETSTATSTATUSTYPEVER0.60section
HDOSrelated to External linksHeathDOSSociety0.60section

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