86-DOS

early version of Seattle Computer Products 86-DOS, which later evolved into MS-DOS
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86-DOS
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86-DOS

Summary

86-DOS is an operating system[1]. 86-DOS ranks in the top 3% of operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (651 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 86-DOS's instance of is recorded as operating system[3].
  • 86-DOS's instance of is recorded as proprietary software[4].
  • 86-DOS was followed by IBM PC DOS[5].
  • 86-DOS was followed by Q47604[6].
  • 86-DOS's developer is recorded as Seattle Computer Products[7].
  • 86-DOS's developer is recorded as Tim Paterson[8].
  • 86-DOS's part of the series is recorded as DOS[9].
  • 86-DOS's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[10].
  • 86-DOS's operating system is recorded as DOS[11].
  • 86-DOS's software version identifier is recorded as 1.10[12].
  • 86-DOS's platform is recorded as Q182933[13].
  • 86-DOS's platform is recorded as Intel 8086[14].
  • 86-DOS's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • 86-DOS's input device is recorded as command-line interface[16].
  • 1980 marks the founding of 86-DOS[17].
  • 86-DOS was released on 1980[18].
  • 86-DOS's pseudonym is recorded as QDOS[19].
  • 86-DOS's pseudonym is recorded as 86-DOS[20].
  • 86-DOS's significant event is recorded as change of ownership[21].
  • 86-DOS's GUI toolkit or framework is recorded as command-line interface[22].
  • 86-DOS's different from is recorded as Sinclair QDOS[23].
  • 86-DOS's discontinuation date is recorded as 1981[24].
  • 86-DOS's copyright holder is recorded as Microsoft[25].

Body

Publication

86-DOS was released on 1980[18]. 86-DOS's language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. 86-DOS's part of the series is recorded as DOS[9].

Subject and Themes

86-DOS's part of the series is recorded as DOS[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Successors include IBM PC DOS[5] and Q47604[6].

Why It Matters

86-DOS ranks in the top 3% of operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (651 views/month).[2] 86-DOS has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] 86-DOS is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . patersontech.com. patersontech.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . patersontech.com. patersontech.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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