MS-DOS: Difference between revisions
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publisher = [[Microsoft]]| | publisher = [[Microsoft]]| | ||
systems = [[x86]]| | systems = [[x86]]| | ||
release = | release = March 1982 - September 14, 2000| | ||
added_to_museum = MS-DOS 3.3 ([[AGI Computer]]): February 7, 2021| | added_to_museum = MS-DOS 3.3 ([[AGI Computer]]): February 7, 2021| | ||
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'''MS-DOS''' is an [[operating system]] by [[Microsoft]]. | '''MS-DOS''', also known as '''Microsoft MS-DOS''', is an [[operating system]] by [[Microsoft]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Seattle Computer Products]] released [[86-DOS]] in August 1980. It was licensed and then purchased by [[Microsoft]]. | [[Seattle Computer Products]] released [[86-DOS]] in August [[1980]]. It was licensed and then purchased by [[Microsoft]]. The 1.x versions of this operating system and its successors were heavily based on the [[CP/M]] operating system. | ||
[[Microsoft]] extended | [[Microsoft]] extended 86-DOS into [[PC DOS]] for [[IBM]]. PC DOS version 1.0 was released on August 12, [[1981]]. | ||
In [[1982]], [[Microsoft]] began releasing it as MS-DOS while IBM continued to release it as PC DOS. The first version to be published by both companies was PC DOS 1.10 which was the basis for MS-DOS 1.24. | |||
[[ | [[1983]] saw MS-DOS 1.25, which was the basis for DOS distributions by manufacturers other than IBM. It was used as the basis for a DOS by [[Compaq]] as Compaq-DOS 1.12, by [[Texas Instruments]] as TI BOOT V. 1.13, by [[Zenith]] as Z-DOS 1.01. These were also alternately packaged MS-DOS 1.01. | ||
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[[ | MS-DOS 2.0, which was also released in 1983, was completely rewritten from its predecessors. | ||
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==Legacy== | |||
[[ | [[DOS]] became a common shorthand for MS-DOS and those operating systems compatible with it. | ||
==Versions of MS-DOS== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%" | |||
!| Title | |||
!| Released | |||
!| Date Added to the Museum | |||
!| Notes | |||
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | MS-DOS 1.24 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet. | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1.24 was the first release to bear the MS-DOS brand name. It was based on PC DOS 1.10. | |||
[[Category: | |- | ||
[[Category: | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | MS-DOS 1.25<br />Compaq DOS 1.12<br />TI-BOOT V. 1.13<br />Z-DOS 1.01<br />Z-DOS 1.19 | ||
[[Category: | | style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983 | ||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet. | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1.25 was the basis for operating systems from Compaq, Texas Instruments, and Zenith. These were also alternately packaged as MS-DOS 1.01. | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | MS-DOS 2.0 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983 | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | Not yet | |||
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 2.0 was completely rewritten from its predecessors. | |||
|} | |||
[[Category: Brand names]] | |||
[[Category: Brand names owned by Microsoft]] | |||
[[Category: DOS]] | |||
Revision as of 18:26, 11 August 2023
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| MS-DOS | |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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| Publisher | Microsoft |
| Platforms | x86 |
| Released | March 1982 - September 14, 2000 |
| Added to Museum |
MS-DOS 3.3 (AGI Computer): February 7, 2021 |
MS-DOS, also known as Microsoft MS-DOS, is an operating system by Microsoft.
History
Seattle Computer Products released 86-DOS in August 1980. It was licensed and then purchased by Microsoft. The 1.x versions of this operating system and its successors were heavily based on the CP/M operating system.
Microsoft extended 86-DOS into PC DOS for IBM. PC DOS version 1.0 was released on August 12, 1981.
In 1982, Microsoft began releasing it as MS-DOS while IBM continued to release it as PC DOS. The first version to be published by both companies was PC DOS 1.10 which was the basis for MS-DOS 1.24.
1983 saw MS-DOS 1.25, which was the basis for DOS distributions by manufacturers other than IBM. It was used as the basis for a DOS by Compaq as Compaq-DOS 1.12, by Texas Instruments as TI BOOT V. 1.13, by Zenith as Z-DOS 1.01. These were also alternately packaged MS-DOS 1.01.
MS-DOS 2.0, which was also released in 1983, was completely rewritten from its predecessors.
Legacy
DOS became a common shorthand for MS-DOS and those operating systems compatible with it.
Versions of MS-DOS
| Title | Released | Date Added to the Museum | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS-DOS 1.24 | 1982 | Not yet. | 1.24 was the first release to bear the MS-DOS brand name. It was based on PC DOS 1.10. |
| MS-DOS 1.25 Compaq DOS 1.12 TI-BOOT V. 1.13 Z-DOS 1.01 Z-DOS 1.19 |
1983 | Not yet. | 1.25 was the basis for operating systems from Compaq, Texas Instruments, and Zenith. These were also alternately packaged as MS-DOS 1.01. |
| MS-DOS 2.0 | 1983 | Not yet | 2.0 was completely rewritten from its predecessors. |
