Also known as
  • MSDOS,
  • DOS,
  • Microsoft DOS,
  • MS DOS,
  • MicroSoft Disk Operating System
MS-DOS (short for Microsoft Disk Operating System) is an operating system commercialized by Microsoft. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems and was the main operating system for computers during the 1980s. It was based on the Intel 8086 family of microprocessors, particularly the IBM PC and compatibles. It was gradually replaced on consumer desktop computers by operating systems offering a graphical user interface (GUI), in particular by various... full article at wikipedia
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