Microsoft finally open sources DOS 1.0 - and it's so much more than the code ...

Several times in the last couple of decades, Microsoft has released source code for the original MS-DOS operating system that kicked off its decades-long dominance of consumer PCs. This week, the ...

当一个系统彻底退出历史舞台，它的命运通常只有两个：被遗忘，或者被封存。但微软选了第三条路——把它开源出来。 如今恰逢 86-DOS 1.00 诞生 45 周年，微软最新宣布：把目前已发现的最早 DOS 源代码整理并公开发布。 这批源码的公开，不仅为大众揭开了初代 ...

DOS, Microsoft is releasing the earliest known source code listings – transcribed from yellowed continuous printouts.

On Sunday, Singapore-based retrocomputing enthusiast Yeo Kheng Meng released a ChatGPT client for MS-DOS that can run on a 4.77 MHz IBM PC from 1981, providing a unique way to converse with the ...

Editor's take: Microsoft continues to tightly control the release of some of its most important pieces of legacy software. While enthusiasts and programmers are eager to see newer versions of MS-DOS ...

Oldie but goldie: In recent years, retro gaming has turned into big business. Home consoles have somewhat adopted a backward-compatible approach, and PC-focused initiatives such as GOG have infused ...