Software Spotlight: 86-DOS - WinWorld
Mar 24, 2018 · 86-DOS retained the capability to read volumes written under older versions of 86-DOS up to MS-DOS 1.14 at the least, whereas generic MS-DOS 1.20 / PC DOS 1.1 and higher no longer supported it. 86-DOS 0.56 03/23/1981 "Variable record and sector sizes" - Support for disk blocking/deblocking as requested since 1981-01-15.
86-DOS 1.00 — WinWorld
Feb 3, 2019 · 86-DOS 1.00WinWorld is an online museum dedicated to providing free and open access to one of the largest archives of abandonware software and information on the web.
86-DOS — WinWorld
Nov 11, 2013 · So a while back I came across a few pages related to 86-DOS, which is technically PC-DOS/MS-DOS before Microsoft purchased the rights to DOS in 1981.
MS-DOS 1.x — WinWorld
Feb 13, 2021 · Originally 86-DOS, written by Tim Paterson of Seattle Computer Products, DOS was a rough clone of CP/M for 8086 based hardware. Microsoft purchased it and licensed it to IBM for use with Microsoft's IBM PC language products. In 1982, Microsoft began licensing DOS to other OEMs that ported it to their custom x86 hardware and IBM PC clones.
86-DOS 1.14 Emulation - WinWorld
Oct 28, 2019 · I recently dug up a copy of 86-DOS downloaded from here ages ago and wondered if there is a way to get it to run using the emulator/simulator provided in other releases of 86-DOS. According to this post , the Tarbell DD isn't emulated yet and I really don't want to search for another emulator that can emulate it and I decided to patch the disk ...
Seattle Computer Products 86-DOS 0.1 and 86-DOS 0.34 found
Jan 1, 2024 · 86-DOS is the OS that IBM PC-DOS and MS-DOS was based on. It was developed for the Seattle Computer Products 8086 based S-100 systems. It was developed for the Seattle Computer Products 8086 based S-100 systems.
Prove DOS "rips off" CP/M code, win $200,000! — WinWorld
Aug 10, 2016 · Apparently researcher Bob Zeidman, who has previously investigated alleged similarities between MS-DOS (AKA 86-DOS and IBM PC-DOS), is now offering a $200,000 reward to anyone that can prove code was directly copied:
Building MS-DOS from Source Code — WinWorld
Jan 9, 2025 · So, recently I found the source code of MS-DOS 1.25, 2.0 and 4.0 hanging around on github:
Earliest known (SCP) DOS found to date — WinWorld
May 29, 2024 · Long story short: Not only has he found 86-DOS version 0.34, and doubled down with SCP 86-DOS version 0.1-C, he's generously shared them TO THE WORLD. My kinda guy. Sign In or Register to comment.
Minimum RAM for IBM PC 5150 / 5160 boot up — WinWorld
Jun 13, 2016 · (I've tested it on PCE IBM PC emulator.) 1) IBM PC 5150 with 16KB RAM (Rev.A 16-64KB Mother Board, BIOS : 04/24/81 or 10/19/81)