DOS (English Wikipedia)

Freiberger, Paul (1982-08-23). "Bill Gates, Microsoft and the IBM Personal Computer". InfoWorld: 22. Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
Freiberger, Paul (1982-09-13). "Zenith challenges IBM's share of micro market". InfoWorld. p. 35. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
Howitt, Doran (1984-12-10). "Unix and the Single User". InfoWorld: 28. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
Murdock, Everett (2008). DOS the Easy Way. EasyWay Downloadable Books. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-923178-02-4. Archived from the original on 2015-03-18.

computerhistory.org (Global: 2,702^nd place; English: 1,789^th place)

Paterson, Tim; Microsoft (2013-12-19) [1983]. "Microsoft DOS V1.1 and V2.0: /msdos/v20source/SKELIO.TXT, /msdos/v20source/HRDDRV.ASM". Computer History Museum, Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2014-03-25. (NB. While the publishers claim this would be MS-DOS 1.1 and 2.0, it actually is SCP MS-DOS 1.25 and a mixture of Altos MS-DOS 2.11 and TeleVideo PC DOS 2.11.)

computerhope.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Batch File Help". computerhope.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-09-10.

crn.com (Global: 8,019^th place; English: 4,662^nd place)

Darrow, Barbara (2002-02-01). "Whatever Happened To Lotus 1-2-3?". Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2008-07-12.

dell.com (Global: 8,986^th place; English: 5,187^th place)

"Dell PCs Featuring FreeDOS". Archived from the original on 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2008-06-14.

dewassoc.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The Master Boot Record (MBR) and What it Does". Archived from the original on 2013-05-27. 090912 dewassoc.com

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Dictionary.com Archived 2017-11-12 at the Wayback Machine

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"DOSBox Information". Archived from the original on 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2008-05-18.

dosemu.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"DOSEMU Home". 2007-05-05. Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-03.

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academic.evergreen.edu

"CONFIG.SYS Commands". Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. 090913 academic.evergreen.edu

freedos.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

Hall, Jim (2006-09-23). "History of FreeDOS". freedos.org. Archived from the original on 2007-05-27. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
Hall, Jim (2007-07-13). "Jim Hall's blog - 2007". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2008-06-12.

gitlab.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Various rxDOS source from the book to current 7.25 for reference". gitlab.com. Archived from the original on 2025-11-17. Retrieved 2025-11-11.

groups.google.com (Global: 2,153^rd place; English: 1,445^th place)

Letwin, Gordon (1995-08-17). "What's happening to OS/2". Newsgroup: comp.os.os2.advocacy. Usenet: DDFvKo.G4M@lab.lwpi.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2013-11-06.

hp41.eu (Global: low place; English: low place)

jeffcalc.hp41.eu

Hewlett-Packard - Technical Reference Manual - Portable PLUS (PDF) (2 ed.). Portable Computer Division, Corvallis, OR, USA: Hewlett-Packard Company. December 1986 [August 1985]. 45559-90006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-11-27.

juniper.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Microsoft Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS Vulnerability". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2008-09-02.

linuxdevices.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Hall, Jim (2002-03-25). "The past, present, and future of the FreeDOS Project". Retrieved 2008-06-14.

meziantou.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Reserved filenames on Windows (CON, PRN, AUX, NUL...) - Gérald Barré". 2026-02-23.

microsoft.com (Global: 263^rd place; English: 259^th place)

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"Description of Restarting Computer in MS-DOS Mode". support.microsoft.com. 2007-01-19. Archived from the original on 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
"MS-DOS Device Driver Names Cannot be Used As File Names". Revision 2.0. Microsoft. 2003-05-12. KB74496, Q74496. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24.

devblogs.microsoft.com

Chen, Raymond (2007-12-24). "What was the role of MS-DOS in Windows 95?". The Old New Thing - Site Home - MSDN Blogs. Archived from the original on 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2014-02-05.

learn.microsoft.com

"Naming Files, Paths, and Namespaces - Win32 apps".

msdn.com (Global: 4,626^th place; English: 3,858^th place)

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"Did you know that OS/2 wasn't Microsoft's first non Unix multi-tasking operating system?". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04.

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"Mary Gates, 64; Helped Her Son Start Microsoft". New York Times. 1994-06-11. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
Pollack, Andrew (1991-07-27). "Microsoft Widens Its Split With I.B.M. Over Software". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
Brinkley, Joel (1999-05-28). "I.B.M. Executive Describes Price Pressure by Microsoft". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-09-02.

pagetable.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Reverse-Engineering DOS 1.0 – Part 1: The Boot Sector « pagetable.com". Archived from the original on 2009-05-11. 090912 pagetable.com

pcguide.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Kozierok, Charles (2001). "The DOS Boot Process". The PC Guide. Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
"Drive Letter Assignment and Choosing Primary vs. Logical Partitions". The PC Guide. 2001-04-17. Archived from the original on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-04-04.

pcmag.com (Global: 1,442^nd place; English: 915^th place)

"DOS device names definition". PC Magazine. Archived from the original on 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2008-09-02.

podtech.net (Global: low place; English: low place)

Rolander, Tom. "The rest of the story: How Bill Gates beat Gary Kildall in OS war, Part 1". The Scoble Show (Interview). Interviewed by Scoble, Robert. Archived from the original on 2007-11-04.

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archives.scovetta.com

Version 1.47 is archived at "Back and Forth 1.47". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-08-05. and says "(C) 1990 by Progressive Solutions, Inc."

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"Finding The DOS In Windows 95". Smart Computing. March 1996. Archived from the original on 2004-07-07. Retrieved 2008-07-12.

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"Larry Osterman's Biography". Archived from the original on 2013-06-02.

uni-bonn.de (Global: 6,227^th place; English: 7,977^th place)

Paul, Matthias R. (1997-10-02). "Caldera OpenDOS 7.01/7.02 Update Alpha 3 IBMBIO.COM README.TXT". Archived from the original on 2003-10-04. Retrieved 2009-03-29.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Dictionary.com Archived 2017-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
"Mary Gates, 64; Helped Her Son Start Microsoft". New York Times. 1994-06-11. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
Rolander, Tom. "The rest of the story: How Bill Gates beat Gary Kildall in OS war, Part 1". The Scoble Show (Interview). Interviewed by Scoble, Robert. Archived from the original on 2007-11-04.
Freiberger, Paul (1982-08-23). "Bill Gates, Microsoft and the IBM Personal Computer". InfoWorld: 22. Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
"Did you know that OS/2 wasn't Microsoft's first non Unix multi-tasking operating system?". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04.
"Larry Osterman's Biography". Archived from the original on 2013-06-02.
Letwin, Gordon (1995-08-17). "What's happening to OS/2". Newsgroup: comp.os.os2.advocacy. Usenet: DDFvKo.G4M@lab.lwpi.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
Howitt, Doran (1984-12-10). "Unix and the Single User". InfoWorld: 28. Archived from the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2015-02-07.
Pollack, Andrew (1991-07-27). "Microsoft Widens Its Split With I.B.M. Over Software". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
Brinkley, Joel (1999-05-28). "I.B.M. Executive Describes Price Pressure by Microsoft". New York Times. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
Hall, Jim (2006-09-23). "History of FreeDOS". freedos.org. Archived from the original on 2007-05-27. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
Bannan, James (2006-10-13). "HOW TO: Coax retro DOS games to play on Vista". Archived from the original on 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
"Finding The DOS In Windows 95". Smart Computing. March 1996. Archived from the original on 2004-07-07. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
Chen, Raymond (2007-12-24). "What was the role of MS-DOS in Windows 95?". The Old New Thing - Site Home - MSDN Blogs. Archived from the original on 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
"Description of Restarting Computer in MS-DOS Mode". support.microsoft.com. 2007-01-19. Archived from the original on 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
"Various rxDOS source from the book to current 7.25 for reference". gitlab.com. Archived from the original on 2025-11-17. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
Hall, Jim (2007-07-13). "Jim Hall's blog - 2007". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
"Dell PCs Featuring FreeDOS". Archived from the original on 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
"DR-DOS Embedded DOS". Archived from the original on 2008-12-21. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
"Datalight DOS Selected for Canon's New Line of Digital Still Cameras". Business Wire. 1999-08-24. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
"DOSBox Information". Archived from the original on 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
"DOSEMU Home". 2007-05-05. Archived from the original on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
"Batch File Help". computerhope.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
Matczynski, Michael. "ZINGTECH - Guide to the New Game Programmer". Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
"The Master Boot Record (MBR) and What it Does". Archived from the original on 2013-05-27. 090912 dewassoc.com
"Reverse-Engineering DOS 1.0 – Part 1: The Boot Sector « pagetable.com". Archived from the original on 2009-05-11. 090912 pagetable.com
"CONFIG.SYS Commands". Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. 090913 academic.evergreen.edu
Kozierok, Charles (2001). "The DOS Boot Process". The PC Guide. Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
"misc.txt". Archived from the original on 2010-06-29. 090912 arl.wustl.edu
"Drive Letter Assignment and Choosing Primary vs. Logical Partitions". The PC Guide. 2001-04-17. Archived from the original on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
"Microsoft Windows MS-DOS Device Name DoS Vulnerability". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
"DOS device names definition". PC Magazine. Archived from the original on 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
"MS-DOS Device Driver Names Cannot be Used As File Names". Revision 2.0. Microsoft. 2003-05-12. KB74496, Q74496. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24.
Hewlett-Packard - Technical Reference Manual - Portable PLUS (PDF) (2 ed.). Portable Computer Division, Corvallis, OR, USA: Hewlett-Packard Company. December 1986 [August 1985]. 45559-90006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
Paterson, Tim; Microsoft (2013-12-19) [1983]. "Microsoft DOS V1.1 and V2.0: /msdos/v20source/SKELIO.TXT, /msdos/v20source/HRDDRV.ASM". Computer History Museum, Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2014-03-25. (NB. While the publishers claim this would be MS-DOS 1.1 and 2.0, it actually is SCP MS-DOS 1.25 and a mixture of Altos MS-DOS 2.11 and TeleVideo PC DOS 2.11.)
Paul, Matthias R. (1997-10-02). "Caldera OpenDOS 7.01/7.02 Update Alpha 3 IBMBIO.COM README.TXT". Archived from the original on 2003-10-04. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
Murdock, Everett (2008). DOS the Easy Way. EasyWay Downloadable Books. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-923178-02-4. Archived from the original on 2015-03-18.
Version 1.47 is archived at "Back and Forth 1.47". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-08-05. and says "(C) 1990 by Progressive Solutions, Inc."
Darrow, Barbara (2002-02-01). "Whatever Happened To Lotus 1-2-3?". Archived from the original on 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2008-07-12.

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"misc.txt". Archived from the original on 2010-06-29. 090912 arl.wustl.edu

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"The C Word That Windows Hates". YouTube. 2024-04-10.

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Matczynski, Michael. "ZINGTECH - Guide to the New Game Programmer". Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2008-09-02.

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