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Perhaps the earliest ancestor of Microsoft DOS and Windows just arrived on the Internet

Sayan Sen — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 23:56:01 +0000

The earliest known version of 86-DOS, which is basically the great grandfather of Microsoft DOS has arrived on the internet, thanks to a tech enthusiast who has uploaded the version to the Archive. Read more...

A quick look back at Microsoft's first computer operating system, Xenix

John Callaham — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:16:01 +0000

Long before Windows, and even before MS-DOS, Microsoft sold a Unix-based operating system it called Xenix in 1980. It was the first OS made by the company, but it eventually sold it off in 1987. Read more...

Trivia Tuesday: Xenix - Microsoft's forgotten OS

Tyler Holman — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:57:29 +0000

Windows, MS-DOS, OS/2... and Xenix? Once upon a time, Microsoft was selling the world's most popular version of Unix, and rumor has it that they even used it to develop DOS and Windows. Read more...