DR DOS
E189533
DR DOS is a disk operating system developed by Digital Research as a compatible alternative to MS-DOS for IBM PC–compatible computers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DR DOS canonical | 8 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DOS-compatible operating system
ⓘ
disk operating system ⓘ |
| alternativeTo | MS-DOS ⓘ |
| basedOn | Concurrent PC DOS code base ⓘ |
| competesWith |
MS-DOS
ⓘ
MS-DOS ⓘ
surface form:
PC DOS
|
| developedInLanguage |
C
ⓘ
assembly language ⓘ |
| developer | Digital Research ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | floppy disk ⓘ |
| family |
DR-DOS
ⓘ
surface form:
DOS
|
| hasDerivative |
DR-DOS
ⓘ
surface form:
OpenDOS
later DR-DOS distributions by DeviceLogics ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
disk compression support in later versions
ⓘ
load-high device drivers ⓘ memory management enhancements over MS-DOS ⓘ task-switching utilities in later versions ⓘ |
| includesComponent |
AUTOEXEC.BAT startup script support
ⓘ
COMMAND.COM-compatible command interpreter ⓘ CONFIG.SYS-compatible configuration system ⓘ |
| initialReleaseDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| kernelType | monolithic kernel ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advanced memory management for its time
ⓘ
competition with Microsoft in DOS market ⓘ high MS-DOS compatibility ⓘ |
| originalName |
DR-DOS
ⓘ
surface form:
DR DOS 3.31
|
| platform | IBM PC-compatible computers ⓘ |
| runsOn |
IBM PC XT
ⓘ
IBM PC AT ⓘ
surface form:
IBM PC/AT
compatible 286 systems ⓘ compatible 386 systems ⓘ compatible 486 systems ⓘ early Pentium systems ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
DR-DOS
ⓘ
surface form:
Caldera OpenDOS
DR-DOS ⓘ
surface form:
DR-DOS (Caldera / DeviceLogics era)
DR-DOS ⓘ
surface form:
Novell DOS
|
| supports |
FAT12
ⓘ
FAT16 ⓘ FAT32 ⓘ x86 architecture ⓘ |
| supportsMode |
protected-mode helpers via memory managers
ⓘ
real mode ⓘ |
| supportsMultitasking | limited cooperative multitasking in some versions ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
OEMs
ⓘ
surface form:
PC OEMs
business users ⓘ |
| useCase |
boot environment for other operating systems
ⓘ
standalone PC operating system ⓘ |
| userInterface | command-line interface ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.