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{{System | {{System | ||
|name= | |name=DOS | ||
|logo= | |logo= | ||
|image= | |image= | ||
|manufacturer=[[Microsoft]] | |manufacturer=[[IBM]], [[Microsoft]] | ||
|released=1981 | |released=1981 | ||
|followed by=Windows | |followed by=Windows | ||
}} | }} | ||
Microsoft's '''MS-DOS''' and its direct competitor, IBM's '''PC DOS''', were operating systems released in [[1981]], based on an OS called 86-DOS. As a result of being distributed on IBM systems during the '80s it became immensely successful, and the platform of choice for computer games. | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:MS-DOS logo.jpg|MS-DOS logo | |||
File:IBM PC DOS.png|PC DOS logo | |||
</gallery> | |||
After the release of [[Windows|Windows 95]] many games were still produced primarily for MS-DOS, albeit including some additional features when run under Windows. Once DirectX gained widespread support, DOS was quickly abandoned by developers. | |||
On more modern versions of Windows many DOS games will not run correctly or at all. One popular solution for running these games correctly is the open-source emulator DOSBox. | |||
==External links== | |||
* [[pcgamingwiki:DOSBox|DOSBox]] at PCGamingWiki. | |||
[[Category:IBM]] | |||
[[Category:Microsoft]] | [[Category:Microsoft]] | ||
[[Category:PC]] | [[Category:PC]] | ||
