Z-DOS
| Developer | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Written in | PL/M (BIOS) |
| OS family | MS-DOS |
| Working state | Historic, Unsupported |
| Available in | English |
| Package manager | N/A |
| Platforms | Intel 8088, Zenith Z-100 |
| Default user interface | Command-line interface |
| License | Proprietary |
Z-DOS is a discontinued OEM version of Microsoft's MS-DOS specifically adapted to run on the hardware of the Zenith Z-100 personal computer.[1]
Overview
The Z-100 used a
IBM PC
.
At the time Microsoft's MS-DOS wasn't specifically geared to any specific hardware platform, but could be tailored to run on most any system as long as it used a
PC DOS there were dozens of other OEM versions of MS-DOS geared to a specific non-IBM-compatible OEM hardware—among them Zenith's Z-DOS. Only later, when almost 100% IBM-compatible clones
became the norm, "MS-DOS" became the generic version which could run on most of them. This generic version of MS-DOS, however, could not run on the older non-IBM-compatible machines like the Z-100.
See also
- DOS API
- Towns OS – an MS-DOS adaptation by Fujitsufor FM Towns
- List of DOS commands
- Timeline of DOS operating systems
References
Operating systems by Microsoft | |
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Disk operating systems (DOS) | |||
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| MS-DOS, IBM PC DOS, compatible systems |
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| Other x86 | 4680 OS 4690 OS ADOS Concurrent CP/M-86 Concurrent DOS CP/K Datapac System Manager K8918-OS MP/M-86 NetWare PalmDOS Novell DOS OpenDOS REAL/32 SB-86 SCP1700 Towns OS | ||
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