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List of disk operating systems called DOS

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This is a list of disk operating system (DOS) variants with DOS in their name. Many are (or where in the day of DOS) called simply DOS within the context of their respective community.

For IBM PC compatible systems

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DOS variants targeted for an IBM PC compatible computer (in chronological order of first release):

  • MS-DOS (1981), Microsoft operating system based on 86-DOS for x86-based personal computers
  • IBM PC DOS (1981), rebranded OEM version of MS-DOS sold by IBM. Identical or almost identical to MS-DOS until PC DOS version 6
  • DR-DOS (1988), MS-DOS-compatible operating system originally developed by Digital Research
  • ROM-DOS (1989), MS-DOS clone by Datalight
  • PTS-DOS (1993), MS-DOS clone developed in Russia by PhysTechSoft
  • FreeDOS (1998), open source MS-DOS clone

For other x86 systems

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  • 86-DOS (a.k.a. QDOS, created 1980), an operating system developed by Seattle Computer Products for its 8086-based S-100 computer kit, heavily inspired by CP/M
  • Concurrent DOS (a.k.a. CDOS, Concurrent PC DOS and CPCDOS) (since 1983), a CP/M-86 and MS-DOS 2.11 compatible multiuser, multitasking DOS, based on Concurrent CP/M-86 developed by Digital Research
  • DOS Plus (since 1985), a PC DOS and CP/M-86 compatible multitasking operating system for early x86-based personal computers, based on Concurrent PC DOS 4.1/5.0 by Digital Research
  • Multiuser DOS (a.k.a. MDOS), a PC DOS and CP/M-86 compatible multiuser multitasking operating system based on Concurrent DOS by Digital Research
  • NetWare PalmDOS, a successor of DR DOS 6.0 specifically tailored for early mobile and palmtop PCs by Novell
  • Novell DOS, a multitasking successor of DR DOS 6.0 by Novell
  • OpenDOS, a successor of Novell DOS by Caldera

For the Atari 8-bit computers

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For other platforms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Clausen, Eric (July 1985). "Everything You Wanted to Know About Every D.O.S.". Antic. 4 (3).
  2. ^ "PTDOS User's Manual" (PDF). Sol-20.org. Processor Technology Corporation. 1978.
  3. ^ "SK*DOS 68K User's Manual" (PDF). textfiles.org.