MS-DOS was the main operating system for IBM PC compatibles during the 1980s, from which point it was gradually superseded by operating systems offering a graphical user interface (GUI), in various generations of the graphical Microsoft Windows operating system. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few operating systems attempting to be compatible with MS-DOS, are sometimes referred to as "DOS" (which is also the generic acronym for disk operating system). MS-DOS ( / ˌ ɛ m ˌ ɛ s ˈ d ɒ s/ em-es- DOSS acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. And if all else fails, FreeDOS can be handy for BIOS updates.MS-DOS versions 1x-7.0 unsupported as of Decem MS-DOS versions 7.10 and 8.0 unsupported as of July 11, 2006. DOS doesn't usefully support PCI devices such as sound cards, so if gaming is your main interest, you might be better off with an emulator such as DOSbox, but learning your way around DOS is educational. Retro computing is a valid hobby in its own right, of course, and retro gaming is a huge one. If you remember the Cambridge Z88 or Amstrad NC100, both Pipedream and ProText are free, as is the GrandView outliner, and of course there's still tonnes of DOS shareware out there, such as the classic AsEasyAs spreadsheet.īizarre as it may sound, some people, such as elite hacker Tavis Ormandy, actually choose to use DOS apps in the 21st century.įreeDOS is a little bit different from the old MS and IBM variants, and if you were used to them – as I was – you will have to do a little relearning. Microsoft made Word 5.5 for DOS a free download as a Y2K fix. If you want to get a feel for how things were before graphical desktops, though, there is quite a lot of legal pro-grade software out there. DOS might yet get a free multitasking GUI. GeoWorks' bid for the WAP patent rights didn't pan out, the company went under, and the software is now open source. Google's Chrome OS Flex could revive old PCs, Macs.Three major browsers are about to hit version 100.GNOME Project retires OpenGL rendering library Clutter.Experimental WebAssembly port of LibreOffice released.It's a single-tasking OS, and although it comes with a memory manager that can support nearly 4GB of RAM, all the action happens in the first 640kB, same as it ever was.
It's not compatible with GPT disk partitioning or UEFI (unless the latter has CSM, a "Compatibility Support Module"). If you want to run it on bare metal, you need a PC with a BIOS.
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