Disk Operating System (DOS) was the first operating system by Microsoft that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995. Do not use this tag for questions about DOSBox, FreeDOS or any later operating system from Microsoft.
Disk Operating System (DOS) represents a family of operation systems that were at the height of their popularity through the 1980s and into the early 1990s. The different flavours include:
- DR-DOS (Digital Research Corporation)
- FreeDOS (free and open source): http://www.freedos.org/
- IBM PC-DOS (IBM)
- MS-DOS (Microsoft)
For additional information about DOS, see:
- Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOS
- Introduction to DOS: http://www.nos.org/htm/os1.htm
- Flavours of DOS: http://www.lumbercartel.ca/resources/os/dos.pl
- History of DOS: http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/reach/435/dos.htm
Preferred tags
Instead of this tag, use dosbox, freedos or ms-dos, if applicable.
For questions about Windows command line programs or scripts, use the tag combination windows and command-line.
