hey guys what is MS Dos
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Written in
x86 assembly,[1] later versions also used C
OS family
DOS
Working state
Preserved pieces exist in 32-bit Windows
Source model
Closed source; open source for select versions since 2018[2]
Initial release
August 12, 1981; 38 years ago[3]
Final release
8.0 (Windows Me) / September 16, 2000; 19 years ago
Repository
github.com/microsoft/ms-dos
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Update method
Re-installation
Package manager
None
Platforms
x86
Kernel type
Monolithic
Default user interface
Command-line, text
License
Proprietary
MIT License (v1.25 & v2.0)[2]
Succeeded by
Windows NT (as of Windows XP)
Official website
MS-DOS overview
Support status
MS-DOS 6.0 unsupported as of December 31, 2001[4]
IBM licensed and re-released it in 1981, as PC DOS 1.0 for use in its PCs. Although MS-DOS and PC DOS were initially developed in parallel by Microsoft and IBM, the two products diverged after twelve years, in 1993, with recognizable differences in compatibility, syntax, and capabilities.
During its lifetime, several competing products were released for the x86 platform,[5] and MS-DOS went through eight versions, until development ceased in 2000.[6] Initially, MS-DOS was targeted at Intel 8086 processors running on computer hardware using floppy disks to store and access not only the operating system, but application software and user data as well. Progressive version releases delivered support for other mass storage media in ever greater sizes and formats, along with added feature support for newer processors and rapidly evolving computer architectures. Ultimately, it was the key product in Microsoft's development from a programming language company to a diverse software development firm, providing the company with essential revenue and marketing resources. It was also the underlying basic operating system on which early versions of Windows ran as a GUI. It is a flexible operating system, and consumes negligible installation space.
Written in
x86 assembly,[1] later versions also used C
OS family
DOS
Working state
Preserved pieces exist in 32-bit Windows
Source model
Closed source; open source for select versions since 2018[2]
Initial release
August 12, 1981; 38 years ago[3]
Final release
8.0 (Windows Me) / September 16, 2000; 19 years ago
Repository
github.com/microsoft/ms-dos
Edit this at Wikidata
Update method
Re-installation
Package manager
None
Platforms
x86
Kernel type
Monolithic
Default user interface
Command-line, text
License
Proprietary
MIT License (v1.25 & v2.0)[2]
Succeeded by
Windows NT (as of Windows XP)
Official website
MS-DOS overview
Support status
MS-DOS 6.0 unsupported as of December 31, 2001[4]
IBM licensed and re-released it in 1981, as PC DOS 1.0 for use in its PCs. Although MS-DOS and PC DOS were initially developed in parallel by Microsoft and IBM, the two products diverged after twelve years, in 1993, with recognizable differences in compatibility, syntax, and capabilities.
During its lifetime, several competing products were released for the x86 platform,[5] and MS-DOS went through eight versions, until development ceased in 2000.[6] Initially, MS-DOS was targeted at Intel 8086 processors running on computer hardware using floppy disks to store and access not only the operating system, but application software and user data as well. Progressive version releases delivered support for other mass storage media in ever greater sizes and formats, along with added feature support for newer processors and rapidly evolving computer architectures. Ultimately, it was the key product in Microsoft's development from a programming language company to a diverse software development firm, providing the company with essential revenue and marketing resources. It was also the underlying basic operating system on which early versions of Windows ran as a GUI. It is a flexible operating system, and consumes negligible installation space.
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Short for Microsoft Disk Operating System, MS-DOS is a non-graphical command line operating system derived from 86-DOS that was created for IBM compatible computers. MS-DOS originally written by Tim Paterson and introduced by Microsoft in August 1981 and was last updated in 1994 when MS-DOS 6.22 was released.
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