MS-DOS

Summary

MS-DOS is a DOS^[1]. MS-DOS has Wikipedia articles in 89 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• MS-DOS was influenced by CP/M^[3].
• MS-DOS was influenced by Xenix^[4].
• MS-DOS was influenced by Q11368^[5].
• MS-DOS's instance of is recorded as DOS^[6].
• MS-DOS's instance of is recorded as operating system^[7].
• MS-DOS's instance of is recorded as single-user operating system^[8].
• MS-DOS followed 86-DOS^[9].
• MS-DOS was followed by Microsoft Windows^[10].
• MS-DOS's developer is recorded as Microsoft^[11].
• MS-DOS's copyright license is recorded as MIT License^[12].
• MS-DOS's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license^[13].
• MS-DOS's programmed in is recorded as assembly language^[14].
• MS-DOS is a type of computing platform^[15].
• MS-DOS's software version identifier is recorded as 8.01^[16].
• MS-DOS's Commons category is recorded as MS-DOS^[17].
• MS-DOS's platform is recorded as Intel 8086^[18].
• MS-DOS's platform is recorded as IBM PC compatible^[19].
• MS-DOS was distributed by 5¼-inch floppy disk^[20].
• MS-DOS was distributed by 3½-inch floppy disk^[21].
• MS-DOS comprises IO.SYS^[22].
• MS-DOS comprises MSDOS.SYS^[23].
• MS-DOS comprises COMMAND.COM^[24].
• MS-DOS comprises AUTOEXEC.BAT^[25].
• MS-DOS comprises CONFIG.SYS^[26].
• MS-DOS comprises DOS API^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include DOS^[6], operating system^[7], and single-user operating system^[8]. MS-DOS is a type of computing platform^[15].

Origins

August 12, 1981 marks the founding of MS-DOS^[28].

Use and Application

Components include IO.SYS^[22], a computer file^[29]; MSDOS.SYS^[23], a configuration file^[30]; COMMAND.COM^[24], a command-line interface^[31]; AUTOEXEC.BAT^[25], a configuration file^[32]; CONFIG.SYS^[26], a configuration file^[33]; and DOS API^[27], an application programming interface^[34].

Movements and Schools

Acknowledged influences include CP/M^[3], an operating system^[35], founded in 1974^[36]; Xenix^[4], an Unix-like operating system^[37]; and Q11368^[5], a project^[38], founded in 1969^[39].

Why It Matters

MS-DOS has Wikipedia articles in 89 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]