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MS DOS is the old operating system used on Microsoft Computers before Windows. It was text-based - you operated the computer by typing words on a command line. It stands for MicroSoft Disk Operating System.
Your Windows machine still has a DOS emulator that you can access by typing "CMD" on the lower right where it says "Type here to search." You can run old DOS programs by downloading a program called "DOS Box."
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∙ 15y agoBecause the operating system ran on a disk.
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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.
What was the last version of MS-DOS?
MS-DOS 6.22 was the last stand-alone version of MS-DOS. Some believed that MS-DOS 7.0 was the last version of MS-DOS since Windows 95 reported MS-DOS as MS-DOS 7.0. However, this was just a shell in Windows and not a stand-alone version of MS-DOS.
What is a single user multitask operating system called?
MS-DOS
Which operating system is not built from DOS code?
Most operating systems are not based on MS-DOS. Windows 95, 98, 98se, and me (but not NT, XP, or Vista) are some notable exceptions. There is an operating system called FreeDOS that is 99% MS-DOS compatible but contains no MS-DOS code.
Why ms dos is called command line interface?
Because it does not supports GUI and we can only work on CLI in DOS..
What is the file extension for MS-DOS?
There is no specific file extension for MS-DOS. Files can have any 3 character extension in MS-DOS.
How do you make a Non-DOS partition using MS-DOS?
MS DOS partition is always a DOS partition.. You can not make a Non-DOS partition using DOS..
Who developed MS-DOS?
MS-DOS was created by Microsoft, who bought the rights to 86-DOS from Seattle Computer Products in 1981 and modified it to IBM's specifications who then released it as PC-DOS 1.0. It was also released as MS-DOS to run on PCs. MS-DOS went through eight revisions and was finally discontinued in 2000.
What was the original price of MS-DOS 6.22?
ms dos 6.22 price
How do you get NBA Live 95 for DOS to work on Windows 95?
As it is a DOS game, all you have to do is restart in MS-DOS mode to play it.
What is the naming convention that MS-DOS uses called?
eight dot 3
Who is the originator of MS-DOS?
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.
