MS-DOS
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| MS-DOS | |
| Developer | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| 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 licensed 86-DOS 1.10 to IBM, which released it as PC DOS 1.0 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 and 1.19. 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. |
