Talk: MS-DOS

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The "DIR" example needs to be changed. The output looks more like UNIX/Linux. I've never seen any such outpout from a DOS "DIR".

That's probably from a Windows machine running an updated version of DOS. Older DOSes, as you most rightly probably see, did not comma-separate nor tab out the display as nicely as the newer DOSes did. Dysprosia 12:22 26 Jul 2003 (UTC)

It looked very strange to me. I replaced it with a heavily edited version of my root directory, from Windows 98. I stripped off the LFNs, I think it's pretty much the same as DOS now. -- Tim Starling 12:35 26 Jul 2003 (UTC)

Well, comma separation came round v6.2, but I don't think we really need to dig that far back :) Nice work Dysprosia

company name

I think the company name should be Seattle Computer Products, not Seattle Computer Systems.

Release timeline

I would add this timeline to the article, but it's so sketchy that I'd like to rough it out here first.

eh...nevermind. I found a good source - will put on main page -- RobLa 21:33, 18 Sep 2004 (UTC)