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The IBM Compatible Computer of the 1980s ran on DOS. While initially developed for the IBM series of computers it spread like wildfire through the computing arena.
DOS (/dɒs/, /dɔːs/)is a platform-independent acronym for “disk operating system” that 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 version under the name IBM PC DOS, both of which were introduced in 1981. MS-DOS dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995.. – Information from Wikipedia.
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