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
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Tomi Engdahl says:
https://winworldpc.com/library/operating-systems
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https://www.myabandonware.com/game/spectre-vr-20h/play-20h
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https://hackaday.com/2023/05/14/missing-dr-dos-power-management-source-code-found-in-patent/
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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Oldest known version of DOS demoed — recently unearthed 86-DOS taken for a spin by retrocomputing archaeologist
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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
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/05/video-and-audio-playback-on-low-end-ms-dos-machines/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/the-oldest-known-version-of-ms-doss-predecessor-has-been-discovered-and-uploaded/
Tomi Engdahl7 says:
https://blogsystem5.substack.com/p/from-0-to-1-mb-in-dos?fbclid=IwAR1St1Ex9dAYYFE89-lEZfZV9CjKoK_HX7h1Wv1p_YDen8dJb5ga8bKP05s
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MS-DOS and Windows 3.11 still run train dashboards at German railway — company listed admin job for 30-year-old operating system
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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
Tomi Engdahl says:
The original sources of MS-DOS 1.25, 2.0, and 4.0 for reference purposes
https://github.com/microsoft/MS-DOS
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Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:
Interviews with the creator and maintainers of FreeDOS, the only MS-DOS-compatible OS still under active development, about its continued relevance and more
dos wants to be free —
30 years later, FreeDOS is still keeping the dream of the command prompt alive
Project’s creator talks to Ars about where FreeDOS has been, where it’s going.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/30-years-later-freedos-is-still-keeping-the-dream-of-the-command-prompt-alive/
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FreeDOS, now 30 years old, will soon run Windows 3.x
The command prompt of yore is still alive and kicking despite hardware incompatibilities
https://www.techspot.com/news/103619-freedos-now-30-years-old-soon-run-windows.html
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Enthusiast demos ancient MS-DOS and games running ‘from the metal’ on modern PC system
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By Christopher Harper published 2 days ago
YouTuber Inkbox tests DOS without emulation using modern CPUs.
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/enthusiast-demos-ancient-ms-dos-and-games-running-from-the-metal-on-modern-pc-system
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Windowsiin on piilotettu kätevä kikka, jolla säästät hermojasi
Windows 11 päästää käyttäjänsä pois tukalasta tilanteesta, mutta toiminto ei ole oletuksena päällä.
https://www.is.fi/digitoday/art-2000010612351.html
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/06/wordstar_7_the_last_ever/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/22/running-stock-ms-dos-on-a-modern-thinkpad/
Tomi Engdahl says:
The DOS and Don’ts of Retro Gaming
Want to natively run MS-DOS 6.22 on your modern computer to scratch that Doom itch? Check out this guide to get started.
https://www.hackster.io/news/the-dos-and-don-ts-of-retro-gaming-b1916b261b94