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PC DOS

IBM PC DOS was an operating system for the IBM Personal Computer, manufactured and sold by IBM from... Created by IBM

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IBM PC DOS (Acronym for International Business Machines Corporation Personal Computer Disk Operating System) was an operating system for the IBM Personal Computer, manufactured and sold by IBM from the 1980s to the 2000s. Before version 6.1, PC DOS was an IBM-branded version of MS-DOS. For versions 6.1 and later, development diverged and PC DOS became an independent product.

The IBM task force assembled to develop the PC decided that critical components of the machine, including the operating system, would come from outside vendors. This radical break from company tradition of in-house development was one of the key decisions that made the IBM PC an industry standard. But it was done out of necessity, to save time. Microsoft was eventually selected for the operating system.... More Info »

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PC DOS was added by sdrawkcab in Aug 2015 and the latest update was made in Aug 2015. The list of alternatives was updated May 2017 There is a history of all activites on PC DOS in our Activity Log. It's possible to update the information on PC DOS or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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Last known build is from 2003. Last documented use as a commercially licensed product was in 2009. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC_DOS#cite_note-16

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