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DOS 8 (other)
DOS 8 or DOS-8 may refer to: * DR-DOS 8.0, a version of DR-DOS distributed by DeviceLogics in 2004 * MS-DOS 8.0, the MS-DOS sub-system bundled in Microsoft Windows ME in 2000 * DOS-8 a.k.a. Mir-2, Russian spacecraft project of Salyut program in 2000 * Zvezda (ISS module), the final destination of the Russian DOS-8 module See also * 86-DOS * DOS (other) DOS (, ) is a family of disk-based operating systems for IBM PC compatible computers. The DOS family primarily consists of IBM PC DOS and a rebranded version, Microsoft's MS-DOS, both of which were introduced in 1981. Later compatible systems ... * DOS 7 (other) * DOS 10 (other) {{Letter-NumberCombDisambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DR-DOS 8
DR-DOS is a disk operating system for IBM PC compatibles, originally developed by Gary A. Kildall's Digital Research, Inc. and derived from Concurrent PCÂ DOS 6.0, which was an advanced successor of CP/M-86. Upon its introduction in 1988, it was the first DOS that attempted to be compatible with IBM PC DOS and MS-DOS. Its first release was version 3.31, named so that it would match MS-DOS's then-current version. DR DOS 5.0 was released in 1990 as the first to be sold in retail; it was critically acclaimed and led to DR DOS becoming the main rival to Microsoft's MS-DOS, who quickly responded with its own MS-DOS 5.0 but releasing over a year later. It introduced a graphical user interface layer called ViewMAX. DR DOS 6.0 was released in 1991; then with Novell's acquisition of Digital Research, the following version was named Novell DOS 7.0 in 1994. After another sale, to Caldera, updated versions were released partly open-source under the Caldera moniker, and briefly as OpenD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
