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[[Microsoft]] '''''DOS''''' is an operating system based on QDOS, designed to run on [[IBM]] personal computers and first released in 1981. It saw continual improvements until it was superseded by [[Windows]].
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[[Image:MS-DOS.jpg|thumb|256x256px|MS-DOS v6.22.]]
  
My family's first computer was a Packard Bell 386 SX running MS-DOS 5.0, which we later upgraded to 6.22. Until the release of Windows 95, it was the primary target for PC gaming.
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'''''MS-DOS''''' is a command line operating system developed and published by [[Microsoft]] in 1981. It was based on QDOS, and designed to run on [[IBM]] personal computers. It saw continual improvements and was released for a number of similar computers until it was finally superseded by [[Windows 95]]. Until the release of Windows 95, MS-DOS was the primary platform for IBM-compatible PC gaming.
  
MS-DOS is now mostly emulated using [[DOSBox]].
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My family's first computer came with MS-DOS 5.0, which we later upgraded to 6.22 after its release.  
  
==Programs==
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MS-DOS can be emulated in most [[Virtual Machine|virtual machines]], but to also emulate various forms of popular hardware, you will need [[DOSBox]].
Here are some specific programs I enjoy on DOS.
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==Software==
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The following is software developed for MS-DOS that is important to me.
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===Applications===
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* [[AdLib Visual Composer]]
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* [[Creative Voice Editor]]
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* [[MS-DOS Editor]]
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* [[MuchMusic]]
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* [[Multi Media Machine]]
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* [[PKZip]]
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* [[Point & Shoot]]
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* [[Windows 3]]
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===Games===
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: ''See all [[:Category:DOS Games|DOS Games]].''
  
 
* [[7th Guest]]
 
* [[7th Guest]]
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* [[God of Thunder]]
 
* [[God of Thunder]]
 
* [[Loom]]
 
* [[Loom]]
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* [[Magic Carpet]]
 
* [[Master of Magic]]
 
* [[Master of Magic]]
* [[PKZip]]
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* [[Raptor: Call of the Shadows]]
* [[Point & Shoot]]
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* [[Scorched Earth]]
* [[QuickBASIC]]
 
 
* [[SimAnt]]
 
* [[SimAnt]]
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* [[SimCity]]
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* [[SimCity 2000]]
 
* [[Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge]]
 
* [[Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge]]
 
* [[Swords of Glass]]
 
* [[Swords of Glass]]
 
* [[Ultima VII: The Black Gate]]
 
* [[Ultima VII: The Black Gate]]
 
* [[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness]]
 
* [[Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness]]
* [[Windows 3]]
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* [[Wolfenstein 3-D]]
* [[Wolfenstein 3D]]
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===Programming Languages===
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* [[GW-BASIC]]
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* [[QuickBASIC]]
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
List of Worthwhile DOS Games.jpg|A list of worthwhile DOS games.
 
List of Worthwhile DOS Games.jpg|A list of worthwhile DOS games.
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Top DOS Games.jpg|Another list of good DOS games.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-DOS en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-DOS] - Wikipedia.
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-DOS en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-DOS] - Wikipedia.
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* [http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/dos mobygames.com/browse/games/dos] - MobyGames.
  
  
 
[[Category: Operating Systems]]
 
[[Category: Operating Systems]]
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[[Category: Video Game Platforms]]

Revision as of 18:21, 19 February 2018

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MS-DOS v6.22.

MS-DOS is a command line operating system developed and published by Microsoft in 1981. It was based on QDOS, and designed to run on IBM personal computers. It saw continual improvements and was released for a number of similar computers until it was finally superseded by Windows 95. Until the release of Windows 95, MS-DOS was the primary platform for IBM-compatible PC gaming.

My family's first computer came with MS-DOS 5.0, which we later upgraded to 6.22 after its release.

MS-DOS can be emulated in most virtual machines, but to also emulate various forms of popular hardware, you will need DOSBox.

Software

The following is software developed for MS-DOS that is important to me.

Applications

Games

See all DOS Games.

Programming Languages

Gallery

Links