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203:dozens of other OEM versions
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361:Multitasking MS-DOS 4.0/4.1
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258:Z-100 at old-computers.com
226:– an MS-DOS adaptation by
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475:Windows Embedded Industry
470:Windows Embedded Compact
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801:Datapac System Manager
632:Disk operating systems
112:Command-line interface
162:microprocessor, (the
63:Historic, Unsupported
562:Xbox system software
234:List of DOS commands
961:DEC BATCH-11/DOS-11
640:MS-DOS, IBM PC DOS,
404:Nokia Asha platform
185:-compatible (8080,
150:personal computer.
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69:Available in
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547:Singularity
522:Azure Linux
501:LAN Manager
480:Windows IoT
201:there were
199:PC DOS
160:8086-family
138:version of
124:Proprietary
1181:Categories
846:PC-MOS/386
836:Novell DOS
733:SISNE plus
723:Novell DOS
703:IBM PC DOS
663:Comparison
527:Barrelfish
245:References
164:Intel 8088
94:Intel 8088
38:Written in
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1046:NewDos/80
921:Atari TOS
916:Atari DOS
911:Apple SOS
901:Apple DOS
140:Microsoft
90:Platforms
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31:Microsoft
26:Developer
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886:AmigaDOS
871:TurboDOS
866:Towns OS
811:K8918-OS
806:DOS Plus
696:MS-DOS 7
668:Commands
658:Timeline
590:Category
366:MS-DOS 7
224:Towns OS
213:See also
154:Overview
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1106:Top-DOS
1061:RealDOS
1036:MSX-DOS
971:DOS/360
966:DIP DOS
956:CSI-DOS
861:SCP1700
851:REAL/32
841:OpenDOS
821:MP/M-86
791:CP/M-86
766:4690 OS
761:4680 OS
743:FreeDOS
738:PTS-DOS
728:ROM-DOS
489:Network
356:MSX-DOS
228:Fujitsu
219:DOS API
119:License
105:Default
74:English
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1001:IDEDOS
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976:DOS XL
926:BW-DOS
891:AMSDOS
816:FlexOS
771:86-DOS
752:Other
713:DR-DOS
686:MS-DOS
542:Midori
537:HomeOS
515:Others
496:MS-Net
414:KIN OS
397:Mobile
351:MS-DOS
207:clones
168:IBM PC
144:MS-DOS
54:MS-DOS
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1131:Z-DOS
1066:SB-80
1056:PTDOS
1041:MyDOS
1006:IMDOS
896:ANDOS
856:SB-86
718:H-DOS
708:DOS/V
673:Games
634:(DOS)
557:Verve
552:Venus
532:Cairo
506:SONiC
388:Xenix
376:Z-DOS
371:DOS/V
132:Z-DOS
20:Z-DOS
1166:List
1126:UDOS
1081:RDOS
1051:OS/M
1031:MP/M
1021:MDOS
1016:ISIS
991:FLEX
981:Edos
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796:CP/K
776:ADOS
580:List
429:Zune
383:OS/2
334:3.1x
324:2.1x
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314:1.0x
195:BIOS
189:and
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183:8080
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