MS-DOS (/ ˌ ɛ m ˌ ɛ s ˈ d ɒ s / em-es-DOSS; acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft.

Microsoft DOS 6.22 was the last standalone version from Microsoft. It was also the last from Microsoft to run on an 8088, 8086, or 286. 6.22 adds DriveSpace, a replacement for DOS 6.20's DoubleSpace drive compression that was removed in 6.21.

2025年2月24日 · MS-DOS, the dominant operating system for the personal computer throughout the 1980s. The acquisition and marketing of MS-DOS were pivotal in the Microsoft Corporation’s transition to software industry giant. Learn more about the history of MS-DOS in this article.

2024年12月20日 · MS-DOS allows users to navigate, open, and otherwise manipulate files on their computer from a command line instead of a GUI (Graphical User Interface) like Windows. Today, MS-DOS is no longer used; however, the command shell, commonly known as the Windows command line, is still used by many users. The bottom image is an example of a …

2023年4月21日 · An acronym of Microsoft Disk Operating System, MS-DOS is also known as Microsoft DOS. A DOS is a “disk operating system” which is basically a collection of tools and …

2023年12月21日 · MS-DOS allows the user to navigate, open, and otherwise manipulate files on their computer from a command line instead of a GUI like Windows. Although it is not widely used nowadays, however, the command shell, also known as …

MS-DOS was the Microsoft-marketed version of the first operating system (OS) to be widely installed on personal computers (PCs). It was essentially the same OS that Bill Gates's young company developed for IBM as Personal Computer - Disk Operating System (PC-DOS). In 1981, IBM licensed and marketed its PC-DOS rebranding of MS-DOS to run on IBM PCs.

2024年11月26日 · Introduced in 1981, Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) became the backbone of early personal computers, powering iconic machines from IBM, Compaq, Dell, and others. MS-DOS provided a simple yet powerful interface for users and developers, laying the groundwork for the dominance of the PC platform in homes and businesses.

MS-DOS dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995. Although the name has come to be identified specifically with this particular family of operating systems, DOS is a platform-independent acronym for disk operating system, [2] whose use predates the IBM PC.

MS-DOS (an acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. It was the most used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatibles...