MSDOS
[ Starting MS-DOS [1] MS-DOS,
and its rebranded version IBM PC-DOS were Disk Operating Systems by Microsoft for 16-bit 8086 and x86 Real mode based IBM PCs and compatibles. Microsoft first licensed, then purchased 86-DOS from Seattle Computer Products (SCP), which was modified for the IBM PC by Microsoft employee Bob O’Rear with assistance from SCP (later Microsoft) employee Tim Paterson.
Manuals
- Hewlett-Packard (1989). Microsoft MS-DOS 3.3 Reference. pdf
- Dave Williams (1992). Programmer’s Technical Reference for MSDOS and the IBM PC. Shareware Version
Forum Posts
1993 …
- Chess programs for IBM PC by Udo Sprute, rgc, February 20, 1993
- Do hideous DOS-based progs bother anyone else? by Mig, CCC, November 24, 1998
2000 …
- Unreal mode by Safronov’s family, comp.lang.asm.x86, June 5, 2003
- Re: Flat real / real big / unreal mode (v1.2) by John Lowe, Programmers Heaven, March 19, 2004
2010 …
- Studie: Schachspielen mit ein 286er 12 MHz Laptop - Schachcomputer.info Community by Spacious Mind, May 22, 2010 (German)
- The very first DOS chess program was? by Jouni Uski, CCC, April 18, 2012
- La máquina preservadora 3. Programas para PC by Luis a, Meca Foro, August 08, 2013 (Spanish)
- Does DOSBOX accept Mephisto Genius 3? by Jonathan Lee, CCC, April 03, 2015 » Chess Genius
- 33 MSDOS chess programs by Ed Schröder, CCC, August 31, 2015
- Internet Archive MS-DOS games in the browser by James Constance, CCC, November 18, 2017
- More DOS oldies by Ed Schroder, CCC, February 03, 2018
- DOSBox Windows 95 for Chess by The Spacious Mind, HIARCS Forum, March 09, 2019 » Bringer, Chessmaster, …
External Links
Operating System
- MS-DOS from Wikipedia
- IBM PC-DOS from Wikipedia
- MS-DOS 1.x - Stats, Downloads and Screenshots :: WinWorld
- PC-DOS 1.x - Stats, Downloads and Screenshots :: WinWorld
- Timeline of x86 DOS operating systems from Wikipedia
- Comparison of x86 DOS operating systems from Wikipedia
- List of DOS commands from Wikipedia
- Real mode from Wikipedia
- Unreal mode from Wikipedia
- LOADALL from Wikipedia
- DOS extender from Wikipedia
- Virtual DOS machine from Wikipedia
- DOSBox from Wikipedia
- QEMU from Wikipedia
- D-Fend Reloaded: Overview [2]
Chess
- Software Library: MS-DOS Games : Free Software : Download & Streaming : Internet Archive [3]
- DOS oldies hosted by Ed Schröder
- More DOS oldies hosted by Ed Schröder [4]
References
- ↑ MS-DOS 6.22 booting, from QEMU. Image created by Mike Swanson, June 22, 2009, MS-DOS © 1994 Microsoft, Wikimedia Commons
- ↑ Re: Does DOSBOX accept Mephisto Genius 3? by Ed Schröder, CCC, April 04, 2015
- ↑ Internet Archive MS-DOS games in the browser by James Constance, CCC, November 18, 2017
- ↑ More DOS oldies by Ed Schroder, CCC, February 03, 2018