DOS ain't dead

IBM PC turns 30 (Aug. 12, 1981) (Users)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 05.08.2011, 23:36

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_x86_DOS_operating_systems

Note that I'm a week early, but since the other thread has gotten pretty long and seemed to drift off into "why did MS do this, OS/2 that, 286 this, etc.", I decided to "fork" it here so we can discuss it better. I mean, why wait a week?

P.S. Although I used our old Apple IIc somewhat when I was little, my first IBM PC was in 1994 (486 Sx/25, 170 MB HD, 4 MB RAM, CD-ROM drive, mouse, SB16 [Dr. SBAITSO, anyone?], Win 3.1 + MS-DOS 6.00, King's Quest VI ftw!). So clearly most of my knowledge is second-hand and only in hindsight (in particular since I just "migrated" to age 32-bit, heheh).

Complete thread:

• IBM PC turns 30 (Aug. 12, 1981) - Rugxulo, 05.08.2011, 23:36 (Users)
  • IBM PC turns 30 (Aug. 12, 1981) - Rugxulo, 06.08.2011, 00:43
    • IBM PC turns 30 (Aug. 12, 1981) - Rugxulo, 06.08.2011, 00:44
  • 20 KiB of bloat of posts | IBM PC turns 30 (Aug. 12, 1981) - DOS386, 06.08.2011, 15:11
    • 20 KiB of bloat of posts | IBM PC turns 30 (Aug. 12, 1981) - Rugxulo, 13.08.2011, 01:40
      • 20 KiB of bloat of posts | IBM PC turns 30 (Aug. 12, 1981) - DOS386, 17.08.2011, 09:15