"Microsoft has reached back further than ever by releasing the earliest DOS source code discovered to date, which includes sources to the 86-DOS 1.00 kernel and several development snapshots of the PC-DOS 1.00 kernel."
"Tim Paterson originally created 86-DOS, previously known as QDOS, for an Intel 8086-based computer kit sold by Seattle Computer Products, which laid the foundation for MS-DOS."
"Microsoft licensed 86-DOS for the IBM PC 5150, later buying the rights outright and licensing it as PC-DOS while retaining the ability to sell it as MS-DOS."
Microsoft has released the earliest source code of 86-DOS, predating the MS-DOS branding. This release includes the 86-DOS 1.00 kernel, development snapshots of PC-DOS 1.00, and utilities like CHKDSK. Tim Paterson originally created 86-DOS for an Intel 8086-based computer kit. Microsoft licensed 86-DOS for the IBM PC 5150, later buying the rights and licensing it as PC-DOS while selling it as MS-DOS. The widespread adoption of IBM PC clones in the '80s and '90s led to MS-DOS becoming the dominant operating system for consumers.
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