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    DOS (/dɒs/, /dɔːs/) is a family of disk-based operating systems for IBM PC compatible computers. The DOS family primarily consists of IBM PC DOS and a...
    56 KB (6,456 words) - 03:45, 28 April 2024
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    CP-67 operating system of minidisk as a separate segment of a hard disk drive. With DOS, Microsoft Windows, and OS/2, a common practice is to use one primary...
    21 KB (2,289 words) - 21:20, 3 February 2024
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    MS-DOS (/ˌɛmˌɛsˈdɒs/ em-es-DOSS; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal...
    88 KB (9,316 words) - 09:03, 23 May 2024
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    drew on Microsoft Standalone Disk BASIC-86's File Allocation Table (FAT) file system. By mid-1980 SCP advertised 86-DOS, priced at US$95 for owners of...
    57 KB (3,971 words) - 20:27, 31 January 2024
  • used by MS-DOS compatible operating systems, especially as used on IBM PC compatibles. Many unrelated disk operating systems use the DOS acronym and...
    46 KB (6,080 words) - 22:14, 20 March 2024
  • disks or removable drives intended for use with IBM PC-compatible systems and beyond. The concept of MBRs was publicly introduced in 1983 with PC DOS...
    100 KB (8,699 words) - 12:22, 12 May 2024
  • Disk formatting is the process of preparing a data storage device such as a hard disk drive, solid-state drive, floppy disk, memory card or USB flash...
    38 KB (4,775 words) - 21:07, 9 May 2024
  • filesystem for MS-DOS and Windows 9x operating systems. Originally developed in 1977 for use on floppy disks, it was adapted for use on hard disks and other devices...
    111 KB (8,888 words) - 00:40, 30 May 2024
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    floppy disks can still be used with an external USB floppy disk drive. USB drives for 5¼-inch, 8-inch, and other-size floppy disks are rare to non-existent...
    78 KB (8,551 words) - 00:55, 29 May 2024
  • of MS-DOS, IBM PC DOS, and at least partially compatible disk operating systems. It does not include the many other operating systems called "DOS" which...
    33 KB (1,263 words) - 08:01, 26 April 2024
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    DOS, also known as CBM DOS, is the disk operating system used with Commodore's 8-bit computers. Unlike most other DOSes, which are loaded from disk into...
    33 KB (4,209 words) - 01:23, 18 February 2024
  • with the introduction of hard disks and high-density formats. Also, the various 8-inch formats supported by 86-DOS and MS-DOS do not fit this scheme. Microsoft...
    240 KB (11,978 words) - 15:23, 30 May 2024
  • 16-bit DOS environment. Driver selection and configuration within DOS was non-trivial from the beginning, and the limited space available on floppy disks made...
    26 KB (2,742 words) - 22:40, 29 April 2024
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    running legacy software and supporting embedded systems. FreeDOS can be booted from a floppy disk or USB flash drive. It is designed to run well under virtualization...
    29 KB (2,083 words) - 15:09, 30 May 2024
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    DR-DOS (written as DR DOS, without a hyphen, in versions up to and including 6.0) is a disk operating system for IBM PC compatibles. Upon its introduction...
    117 KB (11,739 words) - 08:24, 29 April 2024
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    The Disk II Floppy Disk Subsystem, often rendered as Disk ][, is a 5 +1⁄4-inch floppy disk drive designed by Steve Wozniak at the recommendation of Mike...
    28 KB (3,736 words) - 12:35, 28 May 2024
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    which can then be sent to a technician for further analysis. TestDisk supports DOS, Microsoft Windows (i.e. NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Server 2008...
    10 KB (889 words) - 04:05, 2 March 2024
  • commands that worked with disk files rather than the cassette tapes that were used by non-disk Model I systems. Later disk-equipped Model III computers...
    39 KB (3,793 words) - 04:55, 24 May 2024
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    Well-known 3rd party Atari DOS products include SmartDOS (distributed with the Rana disk drive), TopDos, MyDos and SpartaDOS. The Amiga computers use an...
    51 KB (6,337 words) - 12:56, 24 February 2024
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    including 3.5" floppy drives. ProDOS adds a standard method of accessing ROM-based drivers on expansion cards for disk devices, expands the maximum volume...
    17 KB (2,130 words) - 04:51, 17 March 2024
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