PC-MOS/386 is a
multi-user,
multitasking computer operating system produced by
The Software Link
The Software Link, Inc. (TSL) was a company in Norcross, Georgia that developed software for personal computers from 1986 to 1994. The company was co-founded by Rod Roark and Gary Robertson.
Products
* PC-MOS: an MS-DOS-like multiuser operating ...
(TSL), announced at
COMDEX in November 1986 for February 1987 release. PC-MOS/386, a successor to PC-MOS, can run many
MS-DOS
MS-DOS ( ; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. Collectively, MS-DOS, its rebranding as IBM PC DOS, and a few ope ...
programs on the host machine or a
terminal
Terminal may refer to:
Computing Hardware
* Terminal (electronics), a device for joining electrical circuits together
* Terminal (telecommunication), a device communicating over a line
* Computer terminal, a set of primary input and output devic ...
connected to it. Unlike MS-DOS, PC-MOS/386 is optimized for the
Intel 80386 processor; however early versions will run on any
x86
x86 (also known as 80x86 or the 8086 family) is a family of complex instruction set computer (CISC) instruction set architectures initially developed by Intel based on the Intel 8086 microprocessor and its 8088 variant. The 8086 was introd ...
computer. PC-MOS/386 used to be