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Multiuser DOS

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Multiuser DOS is a real-time multi-user multi-tasking operating system for IBM PC-compatible microcomputers. [1]

79 relations: Acorn Business Computer, ANSI escape code, ANSI.SYS, AUTOEXEC.BAT, Backslash, BatteryMAX (idle detection), CDOS, CMD file (CP/M), Command-line interface, COMMAND.COM, Comparison of executable file formats, Comparison of real-time operating systems, Concurrency, CONFIG.SYS, CP/M, CP/M-86, Design of the FAT file system, Device file, Digital Research, DOS, DOS 286, DOS 386, DOS Plus, DOS Protected Mode Interface, DR-DOS, Drive letter assignment, Environment variable, Fat binary, FAT filesystem and Linux, File Allocation Table, File system, File system permissions, Filename, FlexOS, Fujitsu Micro 16s, Gary Kildall, IBM TopView, ICL DRS, Intel 80286, List of disk operating systems, List of operating systems, List of RAM drive software, List of text editors, LOADALL, Master boot record, MDOS, Merlin M4000, MP/M, MS-DOS 4.0 (multitasking), MS-DOS API, ..., MSCDEX, Multi-user software, Multiuser DOS, Multiuser DOS Federation, NEC V60, OpenGEM, Parallel port, Partition type, PC-MOS/386, Philips :YES, Point of sale, Preemption (computing), Program information file, Protected mode, RAM drive, RDOS, Remote Initial Program Load, Scroll lock, SUBST, Substitute character, System 7 (disambiguation), System manager, Timeline of DOS operating systems, Tom Rolander, Virtual Control Program Interface, VM/386, Volume boot record, Working directory, 4690 Operating System. Expand index (29 more) »

Acorn Business Computer

The Acorn Business Computer (ABC) was a series of microcomputers announced at the end of 1983 by the British company Acorn Computers.

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ANSI escape code

ANSI escape sequences are a standard for in-band signaling to control the cursor location, color, and other options on video text terminals.

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ANSI.SYS

ANSI.SYS is a device driver in the DOS family of operating systems that provides extra console functions through ANSI escape sequences.

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AUTOEXEC.BAT

AUTOEXEC.BAT is a system file that was originally on DOS-type operating systems.

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Backslash

The backslash (\) is a typographical mark (glyph) used mainly in computing and is the mirror image of the common slash (/).

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BatteryMAX (idle detection)

BatteryMAX is an idle detection system used for computer power management under operating system control developed at Digital Research, Inc.'s European Development Centre (EDC) in Hungerford, UK.

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CDOS

CDOS may refer to.

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CMD file (CP/M)

In CP/M-86, Concurrent CP/M-86, Personal CP/M-86, S5-DOS, DOS Plus, Concurrent DOS, FlexOS, Multiuser DOS, System Manager and REAL/32, CMD is the filename extension used by CP/M-style executable programs.

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Command-line interface

A command-line interface or command language interpreter (CLI), also known as command-line user interface, console user interface and character user interface (CUI), is a means of interacting with a computer program where the user (or client) issues commands to the program in the form of successive lines of text (command lines).

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COMMAND.COM

COMMAND.COM is the default command-line interpreter for DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows ME.

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Comparison of executable file formats

This is a comparison of binary executable file formats which, once loaded by a suitable executable loader, can be directly executed by the CPU rather than become interpreted by software.

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Comparison of real-time operating systems

This is a list of real-time operating systems.

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Concurrency

Concurrency, concurrent, or concurrence may refer to.

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CONFIG.SYS

CONFIG.SYS is the primary configuration file for the DOS and OS/2 operating systems.

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CP/M

CP/M, originally standing for Control Program/Monitor and later Control Program for Microcomputers, is a mass-market operating system created for Intel 8080/85-based microcomputers by Gary Kildall of Digital Research, Inc.

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CP/M-86

CP/M-86 was a version of the CP/M operating system that Digital Research (DR) made for the Intel 8086 and Intel 8088.

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Design of the FAT file system

A FAT file system is a specific type of computer file system architecture and a family of industry-standard file systems utilizing it.

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Device file

In Unix-like operating systems, a device file or special file is an interface to a device driver that appears in a file system as if it were an ordinary file.

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Digital Research

Digital Research, Inc. (also known as DR or DRI) was a company created by Gary Kildall to market and develop his CP/M operating system and related 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit systems like MP/M, Concurrent DOS, Multiuser DOS, DOS Plus, DR DOS and GEM.

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DOS

DOS is a family of disk operating systems.

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DOS 286

DOS 286 or DOS/286 may refer to.

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DOS 386

DOS 386 or DOS/386 may refer to.

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DOS Plus

DOS Plus (erroneously also known as DOS+) was the first operating system developed by Digital Research's OEM Support Group in Newbury, Berkshire, UK, first released in 1985.

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DOS Protected Mode Interface

In computing, the DOS Protected Mode Interface (DPMI) is a specification introduced in 1989 which allows a DOS program to run in protected mode, giving access to many features of the new PC processors of the time not available in real mode.

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DR-DOS

DR-DOS (DR DOS, without hyphen up to and including version 6.0) is an operating system of the DOS family, written for IBM PC-compatible personal computers.

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Drive letter assignment

In computer data storage, drive letter assignment is the process of assigning alphabetical identifiers to volumes.

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Environment variable

An environment variable is a dynamic-named value that can affect the way running processes will behave on a computer.

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Fat binary

A fat binary (or multiarchitecture binary) is a computer executable program which has been expanded (or "fattened") with code native to multiple instruction sets which can consequently be run on multiple processor types.

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FAT filesystem and Linux

Linux has several filesystem drivers for the File Allocation Table (FAT) filesystem format.

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File Allocation Table

File Allocation Table (FAT) is a computer file system architecture and a family of industry-standard file systems utilizing it.

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File system

In computing, a file system or filesystem controls how data is stored and retrieved.

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File system permissions

Most file systems have methods to assign permissions or access rights to specific users and groups of users.

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Filename

A filename (also written as two words, file name) is a name used to uniquely identify a computer file stored in a file system.

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FlexOS

FlexOS is a discontinued modular real-time multi-user multi-tasking operating system (RTOS) designed for computer-integrated manufacturing, laboratory, retail and financial markets.

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Fujitsu Micro 16s

The Fujitsu Micro 16s was a business personal computer from Fujitsu that was launched in 1983, around the same time as the launch of the original IBM-PC/XT.

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Gary Kildall

Gary Arlen Kildall (May 19, 1942 – July 11, 1994) was an American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur who created the CP/M operating system and founded Digital Research, Inc. (DRI).

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IBM TopView

TopView is a text-mode PC DOS multitasking, object-oriented windowing environment written by IBM, announced in August 1984 and shipped in March 1985.

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ICL DRS

The ICL DRS was a range of departmental computers from International Computers Limited (ICL).

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Intel 80286

The Intel 80286 (also marketed as the iAPX 286 and often called Intel 286) is a 16-bit microprocessor that was introduced on 1 February 1982.

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List of disk operating systems

This is a list of disk operating systems in which the acronym DOS is used to form their names.

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List of operating systems

This is a list of operating systems.

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List of RAM drive software

RAM drive software allows part of a computer's RAM (memory) to be seen as if it were a disk drive, with volume name and, if supported by the operating system, drive letter.

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List of text editors

The following is a list of notable text editors.

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LOADALL

LOADALL is the common name for two different, undocumented machine instructions of Intel 80286 and Intel 80386 processors, which allow access to areas of the internal processor state that are normally outside of the IA-32 API scope, like descriptor cache registers.

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Master boot record

A master boot record (MBR) is a special type of boot sector at the very beginning of partitioned computer mass storage devices like fixed disks or removable drives intended for use with IBM PC-compatible systems and beyond.

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MDOS

MDOS may refer to.

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Merlin M4000

The BT Merlin M4000 was a Personal computer sold by British Telecom during the 1980s as part of the Merlin range of electronic machinery for businesses.

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MP/M

MP/M (Multi-Programming Monitor Control Program) is a discontinued multi-user version of the CP/M operating system, created by Digital Research developer Tom Rolander in 1979.

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MS-DOS 4.0 (multitasking)

MS-DOS 4.0 was a multitasking release of MS-DOS developed by Microsoft based on MS-DOS 2.0.

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MS-DOS API

The MS-DOS API is an API which originated with 86-DOS and is used in MS-DOS/PC DOS and other DOS-compatible operating systems.

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MSCDEX

MSCDEX or Microsoft CD-ROM Extensions is a software program produced by Microsoft and included with MS-DOS 6.x and certain versions of Microsoft Windows.

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Multi-user software

Multi-user software is software that allows access by multiple users of a computer.

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Multiuser DOS

Multiuser DOS is a real-time multi-user multi-tasking operating system for IBM PC-compatible microcomputers.

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Multiuser DOS Federation

The Multiuser DOS Federation (MDOS) was an industry alliance to promote the growth and acceptance of multi-user DOS-based solutions on 286, 386 and 486 computers.

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NEC V60

NEC V60 is a CISC microprocessor once manufactured by NEC started in 1986.

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OpenGEM

OpenGEM is a non-multitasking 16-bit graphical user interface (GUI) for DOS.

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Parallel port

A parallel port is a type of interface found on computers (personal and otherwise) for connecting peripherals.

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Partition type

The partition type (or partition ID) in a partition's entry in the partition table inside a master boot record (MBR) is a byte value intended to specify the file system the partition contains and/or to flag special access methods used to access these partitions (f.e. special CHS mappings, LBA access, logical mapped geometries, special driver access, hidden partitions, secured or encrypted file systems, etc.).

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PC-MOS/386

PC-MOS/386 was a multi-user, computer multitasking operating system produced by The Software Link (TSL), announced at COMDEX in November 1986 for February 1987 release.

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Philips :YES

The Philips:YES was a home computer/personal computer released by Philips Austria, in 1985.

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Point of sale

The point of sale (POS) or point of purchase (POP) is the time and place where a retail transaction is completed.

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Preemption (computing)

In computing, preemption is the act of temporarily interrupting a task being carried out by a computer system, without requiring its cooperation, and with the intention of resuming the task at a later time.

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Program information file

A program information file (PIF) defines how a given DOS program should be run in a multi-tasking environment, especially in order to avoid giving it unnecessary resources which could remain available to other programs.

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Protected mode

In computing, protected mode, also called protected virtual address mode, is an operational mode of x86-compatible central processing units (CPUs).

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RAM drive

A RAM drive (also called a RAM disk) is a block of random-access memory (primary storage or volatile memory) that a computer's software is treating as if the memory were a disk drive (secondary storage).

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RDOS

RDOS may refer to.

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Remote Initial Program Load

Remote Initial Program Load (RIPL or RPL) is a protocol for starting a computer and loading its operating system from a server via a network.

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Scroll lock

Scroll lock (⤓ or ⇳) is a lock key (typically with an associated status light) on most IBM-compatible computer keyboards.

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SUBST

SUBST is a command on the DOS, IBM OS/2 and Microsoft Windows operating systems used for substituting paths on physical and logical drives as virtual drives.

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Substitute character

A substitute character (␚) is a control character that is used in the place of a character that is recognized to be invalid or erroneous, or that cannot be represented on a given device.

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System 7 (disambiguation)

System 7 is a Macintosh operating system introduced in 1991.

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System manager

System manager or System Manager may refer to.

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Timeline of DOS operating systems

This article presents a timeline of events in the history of x86 DOS operating systems from 1973 to 2016.

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Tom Rolander

Thomas Alan Rolander is an American entrepreneur, engineer, and developer of the multitasking multiuser operating system MP/M created for microcomputers in 1979 while working as the first employee of Digital Research with Gary Kildall, the "father" of CP/M.

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Virtual Control Program Interface

In computing, the Virtual Control Program Interface (VCPI) is a specification published in 1989 by Phar Lap Software that allows a DOS program to run in protected mode, granting access to many features of the processor not available in real mode.

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VM/386

VM/386 is a multitasking operating system or 'control program' that took early advantage of the capabilities of Intel's 386 processor.

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Volume boot record

A volume boot record (VBR) (also known as a volume boot sector, a partition boot record or a partition boot sector) is a type of boot sector introduced by the IBM Personal Computer.

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Working directory

In computing, the working directory of a process is a directory of a hierarchical file system, if any, dynamically associated with each process.

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4690 Operating System

4690 Operating System, sometimes shortened to 4690 OS or 4690 is a specially designed Point of Sale operating system, originally sold by IBM; however, in 2012 IBM sold its retail business, including this product, to Toshiba, who now supports it.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiuser_DOS

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