DOS at 40

This day in history August 12,1981, MS-DOS is released. Now you know.

MS-DOS is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft.

Default user interface: Command-line (COMMAND.COM), text (DOS Shell)
Final release: 8.0 (Windows Me) / September 14, 2000; 20 years ago
Initial release date: 1981
Source model: Closed source; open source for select versions since 2018
Programming languages: C, Assembly language, x86 assembly language
Developer: Microsoft Corporation, Tim Paterson

9 Comments

  1. Tomi Engdahl says:

    The Ultimate, Complete List of MS-DOS Commands
    Need a command? We’ve got every single DOS command there ever was. Yes, really.
    https://www.lifewire.com/dos-commands-4070427

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  2. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Oldest known version of DOS demoed — recently unearthed 86-DOS taken for a spin by retrocomputing archaeologist
    News
    By Mark Tyson published 4 days ago
    Ancient MS-DOS ancestor test drive.
    https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/oldest-known-version-of-dos-demoed-recently-unearthed-86-dos-taken-for-a-spin-by-retrocomputing-archaeologist

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  3. Tomi Engdahl says:

    MS-DOS and Windows 3.11 still run train dashboards at German railway — company listed admin job for 30-year-old operating system
    News
    By Mark Tyson published about 5 hours ago
    Many with the requisite experience might already have retired.
    https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/ms-dos-and-windows-311-still-run-train-dashboards-at-german-railway-company-listed-admin-job-for-30-year-old-operating-system

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