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DOS is an abbreviation for Disk Operating System. Historically, not all operating systems ran off of floppy disks or hard drives, so ones that included this functionality often had "DOS" in their name. Examples include Apple DOS, Atari DOS, ProDOS, Commodore DOS, and TRS-DOS. Nowadays, most operating systems are run off of a disk, so the term DOS is no longer widespread.
DOS is also usually used to refer to MS-DOS and related systems. While by no means the first operating system to run off of a disk, it was the most popular one. Thus, the term "DOS" was hijacked to refer mostly to MS-DOS and compatible systems.
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∙ 8y agoAmong other things DOS stands for Disk Operating System
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When was Dos - Dos album - created?
Dos - Dos album - was created in 1986.
How do you make a Non-DOS partition using MS-DOS?
MS DOS partition is always a DOS partition.. You can not make a Non-DOS partition using DOS..
How do you say 2003 in Spanish?
1000 is mil and there are 2 so dos mil and 1 is uno dos mil uno
What is the difference between DOS and the DOS prompt?
DOS is an operating system. The DOS prompt is the command line where DOS commands can be run/executed.
What does dos por dos mean?
Dos por Dos means Two times two 2x2
How do you say call 202-727-0228 in Spanish?
llamar dos cero dos - siete dos siete - cero dos dos ocho
How do you say two in Spanish?
Dos (Pronounced 'dose')
Difference between dos and dos shell?
MS-DOS ended with Windows NT. It used file command.com to interpret all DOS commands. Win 2000, XP, Vista use a DOS Shell which emulates DOS but is not really DOS.
What is 2 in spanish?
The number 2 in Spanish is "dos" (pronounced like the English word dose).
How do you say 202 in spanish?
Dos cientos dos
Which of following is not computer hardware keyboard DOS Screen Modem?
DOS
When you try to open a dll file it says can't run in dos mode why can't it be run in dos mode and what is dos mode?
It can't be run in DOS mode because it relies on Windows-specific APIs. DOS mode is running the program in either DOS, or in a DOS box under Windows. Basically, it is saying that it can't run on DOS because it is not a DOS program.
