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    MS-DOS is a text-based desktop operating system made by Microsoft that runs on Intel 80x86.

    IBM has updated the MS-DOS operating system as PC-DOS-2000.

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Intended purpose

server/mainframe: Only very low end servers can run on this operating system.

desktop/workstation: desktop system for older hardware

handheld: not appropriate

real time: MS-DOS has been used for control systems that don’t require fast response time.

Kind of OS: proprietary

Release Date: IBM PC introduced on April 24, 1981

Current Version:

Cost:

Hardware Supported: Intel 80486, 80386, 80286, 8086, 8088

Maximum Number of Processors: 1

Number of bits: 16

Memory map:

low memory:

Kernel: proprietary

POSIX: not supported

Peripherals:

File Systems Supported: FAT, SMB (see SMB and firewalls)

Other Systems Emulated:

Graphics Engine:

Text Command Shell: DOS command line

User Interface (graphic):

Graphic Command Shell:

Disabled support:

Internet Services:

Application Programs:

Security:

Other:


1.1 MB QuickTime movie of Bill Gates explaining his criteria for selecting the best operating system.

    “DOS Computers manufactured by companies such as IBM, Compaq, Tandy, and millions of others are by far the most popular, with about 70 million machines in use worldwide. Macintosh fans, on the other hand, may note that cockroaches are far more numerous than humans, and that numbers alone do not denote a higher life form.” —New York Times, November 26, 1991

    Ethics: Bill Gates is a longtime member of the Augusta National Golf Club, the official site of the Masters Golf Tournament. The Augusta National Golf Club refuses to allow any women join their club and for decades refused to allow Blacks, Hispanics, and other minorities to join, only relenting in 1990 to allow a few token Black members when facing criminal charges for Civil Rights violations. The only reason that Microsoft hires women and minorities is because of tough federal Civil Rights laws. If you are a woman, Black, Hispanic, Asian, or a member of any other minority group, remember that Bill Gates and Microsoft hate you and only take your money becuase they are forced to by law.

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further reading: books

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further reading: books: introductory/general

    DOS for Dummies (3rd Ed); by Dan Gookin; IDG Books Worldwide; June 1998; ISBN 0764503618; paperback; 336 pages; $15.99

    Inside MS-DOS 6.22; 3rd edition; by Mark Minasi, Bill Camarda, David J., Phd Stang, Kris Ashton, Mark Manasi; New Riders Publishing; September 1994; ISBN 1562054147; paperback (with disk); 1576 pages; $31.99

further reading: books: administration

    Universal Command Guide; by Guy Lotgering (UCG Team); Hungry Minds, Inc; April 2002; ISBN 0764548336; hardcover with CD-ROM; 1,600 pages; $69.99; cross references all of the commands from: AIX; Solaris; RedHat Linux; Berkeley BSD; NetWare 3.2, 4.11, 5, and 6; DOS 6.22; Windows 95, 98, ME, XP, NT 4 Workstation, NT 4 Server, NT 4 Terminal Server, 2000 Professional, 2000 Server, 2000 Advanced Server; Citrix Mainframe 1.8; and Mac 9


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related software

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We are working on providing a second source.

Virtual PC 3.0 with MS-DOS; Connectix; a software alternative that allows running MS-DOS software on a PowerPC Macintosh; $74.95



geek humor

    “Stay away from the DOS side, Luke!” —H.C. Pulley

    “Bill Gates should limit his salary to the number of bytes addressable by the latest version of MS-DOS, and be taxed based on the number of bytes of RAM needed by the latest version of MS-Windows.” —Andy


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