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== References == {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="Jakobsen">{{cite web |title=The History of DOS |author-first=Remi |author-last=Jakobsen |work=Remi's Classic Computers - My collection of vintage computers, game consoles, history, specs and repairs. |url=https://rclassiccomputers.com/dos/ |access-date=2017-11-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804152929/https://rclassiccomputers.com/dos/ |archive-date=2019-08-04}}</ref> <ref name="Wallace_1992">{{cite book |title=Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire |author-last1=Wallace |author-first1=James |author-last2=Erickson |author-first2=Jim |date=1992 |publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]] |isbn=0-471-56886-4 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/harddrivebillgat00wall_0/page/190 190] |url=https://archive.org/details/harddrivebillgat00wall_0/page/190 |url-access=registration}}</ref> <ref name="Bunnell_1982">{{cite magazine |title=The Man Behind The Machine? A PC Exclusive Interview With Software Guru Bill Gates |magazine=[[PC Magazine]] |date=February–March 1982 |page=16 |author-last=Bunnell |author-first=David Hugh |author-link=David Hugh Bunnell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w_OhaFDePS4C&pg=PA16 |access-date=2016-07-12}}</ref> <ref name="Edlin_1982">{{cite magazine |title=CP/M Arrives |magazine=[[PC Magazine]] |date=June–July 1982 |author-last=Edlin |author-first=Jim |page=43 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w_OhaFDePS4C&pg=RA2-PA43 |access-date=2016-07-12}}</ref> <ref name="Lemmons_1981">{{cite magazine |title=The IBM Personal Computer: First Impressions |magazine=[[Byte (magazine)|Byte]] |date=October 1981 |author-last=Lemmons |author-first=Phil |page=36 |url=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1981-10/1981_10_BYTE_06-10_Local_Networks#page/n27/mode/2up |access-date=2016-07-12}}</ref> <ref name="Pcommuniques_1983">{{cite magazine |title=CP/M-86 Price Plunges to $60 |magazine=[[PC Magazine]] |date=February 1983 |page=56 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7wCiNAUEuAMC&pg=PA56 |access-date=2017-10-11}}</ref> <ref name="86-DOS_License">{{cite web |title=86-DOS version 0.3 (1980-11-15) License Agreement between Seattle Computer Products and Microsoft |date=1981-01-06<!-- signed date --> |url=http://antitrust.slated.org/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/0000/PX00001.pdf |access-date=2013-04-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218165128/http://antitrust.slated.org/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/0000/PX00001.pdf |archive-date=2020-02-18}} (NB. Published as part of the [[Comes v. Microsoft]] case as exhibit #1.)</ref> <ref name="86-DOS_Sale">{{cite web |title=86-DOS Sales Agreement between Seattle Computer Products and Microsoft |date=1981-07-27 |url=http://antitrust.slated.org/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/0000/PX00002.pdf |access-date=2013-04-01 |archive-date=2014-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905220128/http://antitrust.slated.org/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/0000/PX00002.pdf |url-status=dead }} (NB. Published as part of the [[Comes v. Microsoft]] case as exhibit #2/#3. The document also carries a typed date stamp as of 1981-07-22.)</ref> <ref name="Paterson_2007">{{cite web |title=Is DOS a Rip-Off of CP/M? |author-first=Tim |author-last=Paterson |author-link=Tim Paterson |work=DosMan Drivel |date=2007-08-08 |url=http://dosmandrivel.blogspot.de/2007/08/is-dos-rip-off-of-cpm.html |access-date=2014-02-13}}</ref> <ref name="Morgan_1981">{{cite news |title=IBM's Personal Computer |work=BYTE |date=July 1981 |author-last=Morgan |author-first=Chris |page=6 |url=https://archive.org/stream/byte-magazine-1981-07/1981_07_BYTE_06-07_Energy_Conservation#page/n7/mode/2up |access-date=2013-10-18}}</ref> <ref name="Necasek_2004">{{cite web |title=Microsoft Operating System/2 With Windows Presentation Manager Provides Foundation for Next Generation of Personal Computer Industry |author-first=Michal |author-last=Necasek |work=The History of OS/2 |date=2004-06-24 |url=http://pages.prodigy.net/michaln/history/pr/87apr_m3592.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410013835/http://pages.prodigy.net/michaln/history/pr/87apr_m3592.html |archive-date=2010-04-10}} (NB. A copy of Microsoft's 1987-04-02 press release announcing OS/2.)</ref> <ref name="DOS21">{{Cite web|url=http://www.os2museum.com/wp/?page_id=630|title = DOS 2.0 and 2.1 | OS/2 Museum}}</ref> <ref name="TackTech">[http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=30 History of Microsoft Windows and MS-DOS (Miscellaneous)] TACKtech Corp.</ref> <ref name="retro">{{cite web |title=Information and history about PC DOS and MS-DOS |author-first=Vernon C. |author-last=Brooks |work=PC DOS Retro |url=https://pcdosretro.github.io/ |access-date=2014-01-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221141654/https://sites.google.com/site/pcdosretro/ |archive-date=2020-02-21}}</ref> <ref name="HGST_2009">{{cite web |title=Drivers and Software for Legacy (Discontinued) Products |publisher=[[HGST]] |date=2009 |url=http://www.hgst.com/support/downloads/legacy-downloads |access-date=2014-02-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304052713/http://www.hgst.com/support/downloads/legacy-downloads |archive-date=2014-03-04}}</ref> <ref name="Lenovo">{{cite web |title=How to use the pre-boot service partition to recover your software |publisher=[[Lenovo]] |url=http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-4UFUYK |access-date=2014-02-11 |quote=An additional undocumented feature added to the User Interface is the ability to drop directly out to a DOS prompt. Pressing F3 (there is no prompt for this) will exit the recovery utility and go to a DOS prompt}}</ref> <ref name="IBM_ServerGuide">{{cite web |title=IBM ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit, DOS Edition |version=1.3.07 |date=2008-01-24 |publisher=[[IBM]] |id=MIGR-53564 |url=http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-53564 |access-date=2014-02-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311025324/https://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-53564 |archive-date=2016-03-11}}</ref> <ref name="Symantec_Ghost">{{cite web |title=Create a Standard Ghost Boot Disk |publisher=[[NortonLifeLock|Symantec]] |date=2004-01-03 |id=TECH108761 |url=http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH108761 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140213155128/http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH108761 |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 February 2014 |access-date=2014-02-13}}</ref> <ref name="Beley_1986">{{Cite book |editor-first1=Jim |editor-last1=Beley |editor-first2=Barry |editor-last2=Preppernau |editor-first3=Pam |editor-last3=Beason |editor-first4=Andrea |editor-last4=Lewis |editor-first5=David |editor-last5=Rygmyr |author-first1=Howard |author-last1=Bornstein |author-first2=Lawrence |author-last2=Bredehoeft |author-first3=Ray |author-last3=Duncan |author-first4=Carol |author-last4=Morris |author-first5=David |author-last5=Rose <!-- |author-link5=David Rose --> |author-first6=John |author-last6=Socha |author-link6=John Socha |author-first7=Jim |author-last7=Tomlin |author-first8=Kathleen |author-last8=Vian |author-first9=Van |author-last9=Wolverton |title=MS-DOS (Versions 1.0-3.2) Technical Reference Encyclopedia |contribution=Technical advisors |contributor-first1=Paul |contributor-last1=Allen |contributor-link1=Paul Allen |contributor-first2=Bill |contributor-last2=Gates |contributor-link2=Bill Gates |contributor-first3=Adrian |contributor-last3=King |contributor-first4=Chris |contributor-last4=Larson |contributor-first5=Gordon |contributor-last5=Letwin |contributor-link5=Gordon Letwin |contributor-first6=Bob |contributor-last6=O'Rear |contributor-link6=Bob O'Rear |contributor-first7=Tim |contributor-last7=Paterson |contributor-link7=Tim Paterson |contributor-first8=Chris |contributor-last8=Peters |contributor-first9=Bruce |contributor-last9=Phillips |contributor-first10=Aaron |contributor-last10=Reynolds |contributor-link10=Aaron R. Reynolds |contributor-first11=Betty |contributor-last11=Stillmaker |contributor-first12=Mark |contributor-last12=Zbikowski |contributor-link12=Mark Zbikowski |date=1986 |edition=Original withdrawn |publisher=[[Microsoft Press]] |series=Microsoft Reference Library |volume=1 |location=Redmond, Washington, USA |isbn=0-914845-69-1 |lccn=86-8640 |oclc=635600205}} (xvii+1053 pages; 29 cm) (NB. This original edition contains flowcharts of the internal workings of the system. It was withdrawn by Microsoft before mass-distribution in 1986 because it contained many factual errors as well as some classified information which should not have been published. Few printed copies survived. It was replaced by a completely reworked edition in 1988. [https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/larryosterman/2004/06/14/does-anyone-remember-the-original-ms-dos-encyclopedia/])</ref> <ref name="Duncan_1988">{{cite book |title=The MS-DOS Encyclopedia: versions 1.0 through 3.2 |author-first1=Ray |author-last1=Duncan |author-first2=Steve |author-last2=Bostwick |author-first3=Keith |author-last3=Burgoyne |author-first4=Robert A. |author-last4=Byers |author-first5=Thom |author-last5=Hogan |author-first6=Jim |author-last6=Kyle |author-first7=Gordon |author-last7=Letwin |author-link7=Gordon Letwin |author-first8=Charles |author-last8=Petzold |author-link8=Charles Petzold |author-first9=Chip |author-last9=Rabinowitz |author-first10=Jim |author-last10=Tomlin |author-first11=Richard |author-last11=Wilton |author-first12=Van |author-last12=Wolverton |author-first13=William |author-last13=Wong |author-first14=JoAnne |author-last14=Woodcock |contribution=Technical advisors |contributor-first1=Mark |contributor-last1=Zbikowski |contributor-link1=Mark Zbikowski |contributor-first2=Paul |contributor-last2=Allen |contributor-link2=Paul Allen |contributor-first3=Steve |contributor-last3=Ballmer |contributor-link3=Steve Ballmer |contributor-first4=Reuben |contributor-last4=Borman |contributor-first5=Rob |contributor-last5=Borman |contributor-first6=John |contributor-last6=Butler |contributor-first7=Chuck |contributor-last7=Carroll |contributor-first8=Mark |contributor-last8=Chamberlain |contributor-first9=David |contributor-last9=Chell |contributor-first10=Mike |contributor-last10=Colee |contributor-first11=Mike |contributor-last11=Courtney |contributor-first12=Mike |contributor-last12=Dryfoos |contributor-first13=Rachel |contributor-last13=Duncan |contributor-first14=Kurt |contributor-last14=Eckhardt |contributor-first15=Eric |contributor-last15=Evans |contributor-first16=Rick |contributor-last16=Farmer |contributor-first17=Bill |contributor-last17=Gates |contributor-link17=Bill Gates |contributor-first18=Michael |contributor-last18=Geary |contributor-first19=Bob |contributor-last19=Griffin |contributor-first20=Doug |contributor-last20=Hogarth |contributor-first21=James W. |contributor-last21=Johnson |contributor-first22=Kaamel |contributor-last22=Kermaani |contributor-first23=Adrian |contributor-last23=King |contributor-first24=Reed |contributor-last24=Koch |contributor-first25=James |contributor-last25=Landowski |contributor-first26=Chris |contributor-last26=Larson |contributor-first27=Thomas |contributor-last27=Lennon |contributor-first28=Dan |contributor-last28=Lipkie |contributor-first29=Marc |contributor-last29=McDonald |contributor-link29=Marc McDonald |contributor-first30=Bruce |contributor-last30=McKinney |contributor-first31=Pascal |contributor-last31=Martin |contributor-first32=Estelle |contributor-last32=Mathers |contributor-first33=Bob |contributor-last33=Matthews <!-- |contributor-link33=Robert Matthews (scientist)??? --> |contributor-first34=David |contributor-last34=Melin |contributor-first35=Charles |contributor-last35=Mergentime |contributor-first36=Randy |contributor-last36=Nevin |contributor-first37=Dan |contributor-last37=Newell |contributor-first38=Tani |contributor-last38=Newell |contributor-first39=David |contributor-last39=Norris |contributor-first40=Mike |contributor-last40=O'Leary |contributor-first41=Bob |contributor-last41=O'Rear |contributor-link41=Bob O'Rear |contributor-first42=Mike |contributor-last42=Olsson |contributor-first43=Larry |contributor-last43=Osterman |contributor-first44=Ridge |contributor-last44=Ostling |contributor-first45=Sunil |contributor-last45=Pai |contributor-first46=Tim |contributor-last46=Paterson |contributor-link46=Tim Paterson |contributor-first47=Gary |contributor-last47=Perez |contributor-first48=Chris |contributor-last48=Peters |contributor-first49=Charles |contributor-last49=Petzold |contributor-link49=Charles Petzold |contributor-first50=John |contributor-last50=Pollock |contributor-first51=Aaron |contributor-last51=Reynolds |contributor-link51=Aaron R. Reynolds |contributor-first52=Darryl |contributor-last52=Rubin |contributor-first53=Ralph |contributor-last53=Ryan |contributor-first54=Karl |contributor-last54=Schulmeisters |contributor-first55=Rajen |contributor-last55=Shah |contributor-first56=Barry |contributor-last56=Shaw |contributor-first57=Anthony |contributor-last57=Short |contributor-first58=Ben |contributor-last58=Slivka |contributor-first59=Jon |contributor-last59=Smirl |contributor-first60=Betty |contributor-last60=Stillmaker |contributor-first61=John |contributor-last61=Stoddard |contributor-first62=Dennis |contributor-last62=Tillman |contributor-first63=Greg |contributor-last63=Whitten |contributor-first64=Natalie |contributor-last64=Yount |contributor-first65=Steve |contributor-last65=Zeck |date=1988 |edition=Completely reworked |publisher=[[Microsoft Press]] |location=Redmond, Washington, USA |isbn=1-55615-049-0 |lccn=87-21452 |oclc=16581341}} (xix+1570 pages; 26 cm) (NB. This edition was published in 1988 after extensive rework of the withdrawn 1986 first edition by a different team of authors. [https://www.pcjs.org/pubs/pc/reference/microsoft/mspl13/msdos/encyclopedia/])</ref> }}
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