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MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System) is an operating system for x86 based personal computers. It developed from QDOS (Quick and Dirty Operating System), also known as 86-DOS, which was made by Tim Paterson and purchased by Microsoft. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for personal computers during the 1980s and 1990s. It was preceded by M-DOS (also called MIDAS), designed and copyrighted by Microsoft in 1979. MS-DOS was written for the Intel 8086 family of microprocessors, particularly the IBM PC and PC compatible and compatibles. It was gradually replaced on consumer desktop computers by operating systems offering a graphical user interface (GUI), in particular by various generations of the Microsoft Windows operating system.

Known versions

MS-DOS 1.x

MS-DOS 2.x

MS-DOS 3.x

MS-DOS 4.x

MS-DOS 5.x

MS-DOS 6.x

MS-DOS 7.x

MS-DOS 8.x

MS-DOS:8.00

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	'''MS-DOS''' ('''M'''icro'''s'''oft '''D'''isk '''O'''perating '''S'''ystem) is an operating system for x86 based personal computers. It developed ~~out of and~~ [[QDOS]] ('''Q'''uick and '''D'''irty '''O'''perating '''S'''ystem), also known as [[86-DOS]], which was purchased by [[Microsoft]]. It was the most commonly used member of the [[Disk Operating Systems\|DOS family]] of operating systems, and was the main operating system for personal computers during the 1980s and 1990s. It was preceded by [[M-DOS]] (also called MIDAS), designed and copyrighted by [[Microsoft]] in 1979. MS-DOS was written for the Intel 8086		'''MS-DOS''' ('''M'''icro'''s'''oft '''D'''isk '''O'''perating '''S'''ystem) is an operating system for x86 based personal computers. It developed from [[QDOS]] ('''Q'''uick and '''D'''irty '''O'''perating '''S'''ystem), also known as [[86-DOS]], which was made by Tim Paterson and purchased by [[Microsoft]]. It was the most commonly used member of the [[Disk Operating Systems\|DOS family]] of operating systems, and was the main operating system for personal computers during the 1980s and 1990s. It was preceded by [[M-DOS]] (also called MIDAS), designed and copyrighted by [[Microsoft]] in 1979. MS-DOS was written for the Intel 8086
	family of microprocessors, particularly the IBM PC and PC compatible and compatibles. It was gradually replaced on consumer desktop computers by operating systems offering a graphical user interface (GUI), in particular by various generations of the [[Microsoft Windows]] operating system.		family of microprocessors, particularly the IBM PC and PC compatible and compatibles. It was gradually replaced on consumer desktop computers by operating systems offering a graphical user interface (GUI), in particular by various generations of the [[Microsoft Windows]] operating system.