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MSCDEX

MSCDEX or Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions is a software program produced by Microsoft and included with MS-DOS 6.x and certain versions of Windows to provide CD-ROM support. Earlier versions of MSCDEX since 1986 were installable add-ons for MS-DOS 3.1 and higher.

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Developer
Microsoft
License
Proprietary commercial software
Operating system
MS-DOS, Windows
Platform
x86
Release
1986, 39–40 years ago
Stable release
2.25 / 1995; 31 years ago (1995)

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MSCDEX

Nodes56
Edges55
Triples75
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035714
Components1

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MSCDEX

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related to Further reading · 29
MSCDEX → Archived, Command-Line Switches, Cooper, Desktop Quick Reference, DR0498, Examples, EXE, Glenn, Hardware-Dependent Device Driver Specification, Information Pack, ISBN, Jim, KB87165, Microsoft, Microsoft MS-DOS CD-ROM Extensions, Mott, MS-DOS CD-ROM Extensions, Nutshell, O'Reilly, Q87165
related to Alternatives · 24
MSCDEX → An, Based, Caldera OpenDOS, CD-ROM, CONFIG, Digital Research's Concurrent DOS, DOS, DOS APIs, DPMS, DR-DOS, IMS REAL/32, IMSCDEX, In, INSTALL, INSTCDEX, It, KB, MS-DOS, Novell's Multiuser DOS, Novell DOS
related to overview · 13
MSCDEX → CD-ROM, CD-ROMs, CDFS, CONFIG, High Sierra, ISO, MS-DOS, OAKCDROM, Starting, SYS, The, This, Windows
related to External links · 2
MSCDEX → MS-DOS, Windows
Developer · 1
MSCDEX → Microsoft
License · 1
MSCDEX → Proprietary commercial software
Operating system · 1
MSCDEX → MS-DOS, Windows
Platform · 1
MSCDEX → x86
Release · 1
MSCDEX → 1986, 39–40 years ago
Stable release · 1
MSCDEX → 2.25 / 1995; 31 years ago (1995)

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ms-dos driver microsoft cd-rom windows dos versions also program higher sys extensions archived system software 1986 using version config used

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MSCDEXDeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
MSCDEXLicenseProprietary commercial software1.00infobox
MSCDEXOperating systemMS-DOS, Windows1.00infobox
MSCDEXPlatformx861.00infobox
MSCDEXRelease1986, 39–40 years ago1.00infobox
MSCDEXStable release2.25 / 1995; 31 years ago (1995)1.00infobox
MSCDEXTypeCommand1.00infobox
MSCDEXrelated to AlternativesNovell DOS0.60section
MSCDEXrelated to AlternativesCaldera OpenDOS0.60section
MSCDEXrelated to AlternativesDR-DOS0.60section
MSCDEXrelated to AlternativesNWCDEX0.60section
MSCDEXrelated to AlternativesMS-DOS0.60section

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