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Did Microsoft invent DOS

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12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

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Microsoft did not create MS-DOS. They purchased the rights to 86-DOS, modified the kernel to meet the specifications of IBM, and released this updated version as MS-DOS 1.0.


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What is the meanning of MS-DOS?

MS-DOS is an operating system developed by Microsoft Corporation. Its called Microsoft Disk Operating System.


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MS DOS stands for Microsoft Disk Operating System.


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Previous answer: 1981 My answer: MS DOS was bought as QDOS (Quick and Dirty Operating System). Bill Gates personally oversaw the reprogramming of QDOS. DOS was not actually created by Microsoft. It was created by Seattle Computer Products and called QDOS. Microsoft later bought the rights to the software.


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Who did Microsoft first license DOS to?

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