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MS-DOS

MS-DOS (/ˌɛmˌɛsˈdɒs/ em-ess-DOSS; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its alternate branding as IBM PC DOS, and a few operating systems attempting to be compatible with MS-DOS, are sometimes referred to as…

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Available in
English
Default user interface
Command-line (COMMAND.COM), text (DOS Shell)
Developer
Microsoft
Final release
8.0 (Windows Me) / September 14, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-09-14)
Influenced by
TOPS-10, CP/M
Initial release
August 12, 1981; 45 years ago (1981-08-12)

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History

Versions

Competition

Legal issues

Use of undocumented APIs

Windows command-line interface

End-of-life

Legacy compatibility

Related systems

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MS-DOS

Nodes219
Edges218
Triples421
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009132
Components1

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MS-DOS

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related to End-of-life · 40
MS-DOS → API, As MS-DOS, AUTOEXEC, BAT, CD-ROM, CONFIG, December, DOS, DOS-like, Emergency Boot Disk, Files, In, In Windows, July, ME, Microsoft, NT, NT Virtual DOS Machine, NTVDM, On December
related to MS-DOS 2.x · 38
MS-DOS → ACT-86CITT Corporation ITT-DOS, Altos MS-DOS, Altos OEM, ANSI, API, Compaq, First, FOR, GOTO, Hangeul, HX, IBM, IBM's XT, ITT XTRA Personal Computer, July, Kanji, KB, M19, MB, MB FAT12-formatted
related to MS-DOS 7/8 (as part of Windows 9x) · 38
MS-DOS → API, Applications, AUTOEXEC, BAT, Booting, CD-ROM, CONFIG, Digital Research, DOS, DOSLFN, DR-DOS, FAT32, GB, IBM, IBM DOS, IO, It, JO, Last, LBA
related to history · 32
MS-DOS → August, CP/M, Development, Digital Research's CP/M, DOS, DOS BIOS, Each, FAT12, I/O, IBM, IBM PC, IBM Personal Computer, IBM-compatible, ISA, It, July, May, Microsoft, OS, PC DOS
related to MS-DOS 5.x · 22
MS-DOS → All Windows NT, API, AST Premium Exec, AST Premium Exec DOS, DOS, FCB, FDISK, First, HIMEM, IBM, Many, MB, Microsoft, OEM, Retail, Supports, SYS, The SHARE, Third-party, Version
related to Versions · 22
MS-DOS → COMPAQ-DOS, Competitors, DCP, Disk Control Program, DOS, DR-DOS, East German, Eastern, IBM, IBM PC DOS, IBM Personal Computer DOS, In, Lifeboat Associates, Microsoft, NCR-DOS, PTS-DOS, SB-DOS, Software Bus, They, VEB Robotron
related to MS-DOS 4.0 / MS-DOS 4.x · 20
MS-DOS → April, Disk, DOS, DOSSHELL, EMS, FASTOPEN/FASTSEEK, First, GB, IBM PC DOS, IBM-developed, IBM/Microsoft, Includes, It, MB, Microsoft-rewritten Version, October, OEM, Release, SYS, Version
related to Use of undocumented APIs · 20
MS-DOS → COM, DOS, DR DOS, In, Interrupt, It, Microsoft, Microsoft QuickC, Microsoft's QuickPascal, MS, Notable, OS, PC DOS, Program Segment Prefix, Programmer's Workbench, The AARD, This, WIN, Windows, XOR
related to Localized versions · 19
MS-DOS → ADOS, Affected, Arabic, BIOS, DBCS, DOS, DOS/V, Eastern European, HDOS, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Localized, PC, RDOS, Russian, Western, Western PCs, While Western
related to Competition · 16
MS-DOS → CMD, COM, CP/M, CP/M-80, CP/M-86, Digital Research, DOS, EXE, Executable, IBM PC, Intel, Microsoft's, On, One, PC DOS/MS-DOS, There

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microsoft dos windows version versions system ibm disk pc operating os applications also released release command used support systems run

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MS-DOSAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
MS-DOSDefault user interfaceCommand-line (COMMAND.COM), text (DOS Shell)1.00infobox
MS-DOSDeveloperMicrosoft1.00infobox
MS-DOSFinal release8.0 (Windows Me) / September 14, 2000; 25 years ago (2000-09-14)1.00infobox
MS-DOSInfluenced byTOPS-10, CP/M1.00infobox
MS-DOSInitial releaseAugust 12, 1981; 45 years ago (1981-08-12)1.00infobox
MS-DOSKernel typeMonolithic1.00infobox
MS-DOSLicenseProprietary1.00infobox
MS-DOSLicenseMIT License (v1.25, v2.0 & v4.00)1.00infobox
MS-DOSOfficial websiteInternet Archive MS-DOS overview1.00infobox
MS-DOSOS familyDOS1.00infobox
MS-DOSPackage managerNone1.00infobox
MS-DOSPreceded by86-DOS1.00infobox
MS-DOSRepositorygithub.com/microsoft/MS-DOS1.00infobox
MS-DOSSource modelClosed source; Partially open source for versions 1.25, 2.11 and 4.001.00infobox
MS-DOSSucceeded byWindows NT (since Windows XP)1.00infobox
MS-DOSSupported platformsx861.00infobox
MS-DOSUpdate methodRe-installation1.00infobox
MS-DOSWorking statePreserved pieces exist in 32-bit Windows1.00infobox
MS-DOSWritten inx86 assembly, later versions also used C1.00infobox

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