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MS - DOS
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Short for Microsoft Disk operating system, MS-DOS is a non-graphical command line operating system
derived from 86-DOS that was created for IBM compatible computers. MS-DOS
originally written by Tim Paterson and introduced by Microsoft in August 1981 and was last updated in 1994 when MS-DOS 6.22 was released. Today, MS-DOS is no
longer used; however, the command shell, more commonly known as the Windows
command line is still used by many users. In the picture to the right, is an example of what a MS-DOS window more appropriately referred to as the Windows command line looks like under Microsoft Windows. |
| Today, most computer users are only familiar with how to navigate Microsoft
Windows using the mouse. Unlike Windows, MS-DOS is a command-line and is
navigated by using MS-DOS commands. For example, if you wanted to see all
the files in a folder in Windows you would double-click the folder to open the
folder in Windows Explorer. In MS-DOS, to view that same folder you would
navigate to the folder using the cd
command and then list the files in that folder using the dir command.
Also see: 86-DOS, Apple DOS, Command line, DOS, DOS Mode, Dr. DOS, Operating System definitions, PC-DOS, PowerShell, Shell
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