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Yes, but since it allows you to run software which utilises all of the processor you can run programs that makes it possible to multitask.
Windows 3.x, Novell NetWare and DOS extenders such as DOS4GW are some examples.
That might be called "running another OS on DOS".
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What does MSDOS stand for?
MicroSoft - Disk Operating System
What is the full form of MSDOS?
Microsoft Disc Operating System
Is MSDOS a multi-tasking operating system?
Only in a very limited sense; the time of day clock ran all the time and printing could be done "in the background", but for most practical purposes no; for multi-tasking programmers had to write their own.
What is the purpose of use of MS-DOS?
MSDOS was the original operating system for the IBM PC. It has since been replaced in current versions of Windows by a scripting utility, as Windows is now a complete operating system and does not need MSDOS anymore.
What purpose the ms dos is used?
MSDOS was the original operating system for the IBM PC. It has since been replaced in current versions of Windows by a scripting utility, as Windows is now a complete operating system and does not need MSDOS anymore.
What was Microsofts invention that made them rich?
A disc operating System (DOS) which was marketed as MSDOS (MicroSoft Disc Operating System). It enabled the open platform, IBM Personal Computer, to be operated by typing in simple commands.
Two types of OS?
I assume OS means Operating System ... in computers. Here are some Windows PCDOS Dr DOS MSDOS
What is the difference between an operating system with a text-based user interface and GUI-based operating system?
A Text Based OS is a OS like MSdos just plain old text and commands But Now Newer Operating Systems Came Out. A GUI OS is like mac, Windows 7, But Boots With a little help from MSdos. You can still download linux text based OSs But It is mosty meant for servers.
What type of OS is MSDOS?
It's one of the first Windows operating systems.
What is the software of MS DOS shell?
There is no any software for MSDOS shell as MSDOS is itself a system software.
How msdos was developed?
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 personal computers during the 1980s. It was preceded by M-DOS (also called MIDAS), designed and copyrighted by Microsoft in 1979. MSDOS 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 generations of the Microsoft Windows operating system. MS-DOS was known before as QDOS (Quick and Dirty Operating System) and 86-DOS.[
What is windows predecessor?
What is windows predecessor is a common clue used in crossword puzzles. The answer is sometimes DOS and other times MSDOS. DOS is an acronym for Disk Operating System.
