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First and best computer [[OS]] for the IBM PC compatibles, never really beaten by [[Windows]] or whatever [[Apple]] are doing these days. Highly influenced by [[UNIX]] especially after version 2. Single-tasking OS, so popular for gaming many years after Windows eclipsed in in ordinary usage. | First and best computer [[OS]] for the IBM PC compatibles, never really beaten by [[Windows]] or whatever [[Apple]] are doing these days. Highly influenced by [[UNIX]] especially after version 2. Single-tasking OS, so popular for gaming many years after Windows eclipsed in in ordinary usage. | ||
Not really bettered until [[Linux]] came along in the early 1990s. | Not really bettered for PCs until [[Linux]] came along in the early 1990s. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:23, 8 January 2023
First and best computer OS for the IBM PC compatibles, never really beaten by Windows or whatever Apple are doing these days. Highly influenced by UNIX especially after version 2. Single-tasking OS, so popular for gaming many years after Windows eclipsed in in ordinary usage.
Not really bettered for PCs until Linux came along in the early 1990s.
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