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What does BDS mean in the MS-DOS sources? (Miscellaneous)

posted by usotsuki, 11.05.2024, 03:32

> I haven't found any reference to what BDS stands for yet. My guesses would
> be "Basic Disk Structure" or "BIO Disk Structure" but there is no instance
> of these spelled out in the source tree if that's indeed what BDS stands
> for.

My best guess, based on context, is either BIOS Disk Structure or BPB Data Structure.

Complete thread:

• What does BDS mean in the MS-DOS sources? - ecm, 10.05.2024, 14:14 (Miscellaneous)
  • What does BDS mean in the MS-DOS sources? - glennmcc, 10.05.2024, 18:20
    • What does BDS mean in the MS-DOS sources? - Doug, 10.05.2024, 21:30
      • What does BDS mean in the MS-DOS sources? - ecm, 10.05.2024, 22:12
  • What does BDS mean in the MS-DOS sources? - usotsuki, 11.05.2024, 03:32