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DOS, which stands for Disk Operating System, refers to a series of text-based operating systems used by early computers. Many companies had their own version of DOS across many platforms, but Microsoft's MS-DOS (released in 1981 for IBM PCs) is the most ubiquitous, and what most people refer to when talking about DOS in general. The last standalone release of MS-DOS was version 6.22, although updated versions of it were embedded into Windows 9x and ME.
Emulators[]
| Name | Operating System(s) | Latest Version | Active | Recommended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOSBox Staging | Linux, Windows, macOS | 0.76.0 | ✓ | ✓ |
| DOSBox | Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, OS/2 | 0.74-3 | ? | ✓ |
| DOS Games Emulator | Web | MS-DOS Games | ? | ✓ |