DOS is an acronym for what?
DOS is a platform-independent acronym for Disk Operating System which later became a common shorthand for disk-based operating systems on IBM PC compatibles. DOS primarily consists of Microsoft's MS-DOS and a rebranded IBM version under the name PC DOS, both of which were introduced in 1981. Later compatible systems from other manufacturers include DR DOS (1988), ROM-DOS (1989), PTS-DOS (1993), and FreeDOS (1998). MS-DOS dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995.
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Cohelian
It was just a baby step in coding and led to what we have now.
David Coe
Bob Whitehead, SIT, STAY, ROLL OVER
Leslie Clive Bedford
Ken Putnam, Denial of Service is one but don’t know the other meanings.
Ken Putnam
In the computer Industry I can think of at least three other meanings
jack patti go
Old fashioned and out of date!
Cari G.
So grateful when DOS went the way of the dodo bird.
Barry Wadsworth
almost went with denial of state then remembered it is denial of service
Maridel Millanes
In the USA 🇺🇸health industry: Date Of Service.
Lynne Cohen
DOS - dumb operating system. My first masters degree was about computers and in class, we had PCs that needed the DOS loaded before we could do anything with the computer. It was my introduction to the world of the internet back in 1984. I was hooked!
Bob Whitehead
StilL remember Dos comands