| MS-DOS | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
| Source Model | Closed Source |
| Latest version | 8.0 |
| User Interface | Command Line |
| Platforms | PC |
MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System) was Microsoft's version of IBM PC-DOS. IBM PC-DOS (PC-DOS) and Microsoft's MS-DOS are respectively single-tasking, single user operating systems driven by a command interpreter. PC-DOS was the primary operating system for IBM PCs from the late 1980's to the mid 1990's and MS-DOS was the primary operating system for the clones of the IBM PCs during those years.
Version History[]
MS-DOS 1[]
MS-DOS 1.25 was also available for the Commodore PET-II machines that had the 8086 daughter card in them.
MS-DOS 2[]
MS-DOS 2 adds support for subdirectories and 10 MB large disks.[1]
MS-DOS 3[]
Adds support for FAT16 partitions up to 32 MB, 1.2 MB floppy drives, and the IBM AT internal clock.[2]
MS-DOS 4[]
MS-DOS 5[]
DOS 5.0 came with a double space utility that doubled the size of the harddisk. Also MS-DOS 5.0 came with QBASIC 1.0
MS-DOS 6.22[]
MS-DOS 6.22 was the most advanced version of DOS that came as its own operating system. It had QBASIC 1.1 and a backup tool.
MS-DOS 7.0[]
This version of MS-DOS was the version used by Windows 95. Windows 98, and Windows ME. It lacked many of the for MS-DOS 6.22, but supported bigger hard drives and when run in a window, it would support long-file names.
MS-DOS 8.0[]
This is the stripped down version of DOS that [[Windows Millennium Edition|Windows ME is based on.
External Links[]
History of Non-Unix Operating Systmes
Related Articles[]
References[]
Wikipedia MS-DOS article
History of Non-Unix Operating Systems
| MS-DOS compatible operating systems | |
| Single User | MS-DOS * IBM PC-DOS * DR-DOS * PTS-DOS * 86-DOS * FreeDOS * FreeDOS-32 OpenDOS * DOS Plus |
| Multiuser | MultiUser DOS * PC-MOS * Real/32 |
| Embedded | ROM-DOS |
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