86-DOS
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86-DOS (known internally as QDOS, for Quick and Dirty Operating System) is a discontinued operating system developed and marketed by Seattle Computer Products (SCP) for its Intel 8086-based computer kit.
Key facts
- OS.name
- 86-DOS
- OS.logo
- 86-DOS logo.svg
- OS.screenshot
- 86-DOS running assembler and HEX2BIN (screenshot).png
- OS.caption
- A sample 86-DOS session (simulated)
- OS.developer
- Seattle Computer Products / Tim Paterson
- OS.supported_platforms
- x86
- OS.kernel_type
- Monolithic kernel
- OS.influenced_by
- CP/M
- OS.ui
- Command-line interface (COMMAND.COM)
- OS.family
- DOS
- OS.latest_release_version
- 86-DOS 1.10
- OS.marketing_target
- S-100-based micro-computers with 8086 processor
- OS.programmed_in
- 8086 assembly language
- OS.prog_language
- 8086 assembly language
- OS.language
- English
- OS.package_manager
- N/A
- OS.working_state
- Historic, unsupported
- OS.license
- Proprietary
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- 86-DOS running assembler and HEX2BIN (screenshot).png
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- software version identifier
- 1.10
- inception
- 1980-00-00
- publication date
- 1980-00-00
- discontinuation date
- 1981-00-00
- pseudonym
- 86-DOS
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- IBM interest
- Creation of PC DOS
- Intellectual property dispute
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- Features
- Commands
- Internal commands
- External commands
- EDLIN
- Supported disk formats{{Anchor|Formats}}
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
86-DOS (known internally as QDOS, for Quick and Dirty Operating System) is a discontinued operating system developed and marketed by Seattle Computer Products (SCP) for its Intel 8086-based computer kit.
86-DOS shared a few of its commands with other operating systems such as OS/8 and CP/M, which made it easy to port programs from the latter. Its application programming interface was very similar to that of CP/M. The system was licensed and then purchased by Microsoft and developed further as MS-DOS and IBM PC DOS.