Microsoft, in conjunction with the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, has released the source code for MS-DOS 1.1, MS-DOS 2.0, and Word for Windows 1.1a. These programs are probably the ...

Working with the Computer History Museum, Microsoft is making the source code for MS DOS 1.1 and 2.0 and Word for Windows 1.1a available for non-commercial use.

Ten years after releasing the source code of MS-DOS 1.25 and 2.0, Microsoft is making yet another contribution to the world of open-source software preservation. Working in ...

Multitasking was scrapped in later versions to make way for GUI operating systems like Windows. Microsoft already released MS-DOS 1.25 and 2.0 in 2014, in cooperation with The Computer History Museum.

Ever wonder what made MS-DOS tick? Soon, interested geeks will be able to root around inside the original source code for MS-DOS 1.1 and 2.0, as well as Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1, as a part ...

“On Tuesday, we dusted off the source code for early versions of MS-DOS and Word for Windows,” said Roy Levin, distinguished engineer and managing director of Microsoft Research, in a March 25 ...

While the availability of MS-DOS 4.00's code is undoubtedly a boon for software historians examining the lineage from MS-DOS to Windows, the GitHubbing approach may have needlessly undermined ...

Iain Thomson eyes the future: Retro-computing fans got a treat…when Microsoft donated the source code of MS DOS 1.1 and 2 to the…CHM, along with the first version of Word for Windows. … ...

Microsoft donated the code of MS-DOS versions 1.1 (released in 1982) and 2.0 (released in 1983), as well the code for Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a (released in 1989).

Microsoft, in conjunction with the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, has released the source code for MS-DOS 1.1, MS-DOS 2.0, and Word for Windows 1.1a. These programs are probably the ...

Microsoft announced today that it’s partnering with the Computer History Museum to make the source code for early versions of MS-DOS and Word for Windows available to the public for the first time.

This release is also interesting because it doesn’t just include include MS-DOS 4.0, which was widely available in the late 1980s, but also code and documentation for an early version of “a ...