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MS-DOS is tied architecturally to IBM PC-compatibles and x86 processors. LUnix is a Unix-like operating system for the Commodore 64 and Commodore 128, though it could be ported to other 6502 processors.

MS-DOS was first released in 1982. LUnix was first released in 1993.

MS-DOS is closed-source. LUnix is open-source, available under the terms of the GPL.

MS-DOS was created by Microsoft. LUnix was created by volunteers around the world.

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