List of disk operating systems called DOS

This is a list of disk operating systems in which the acronym DOS is used to form their names. Many of these are simply referred to as "DOS" within their respective communities.

MS-DOS / IBM PC DOS compatible systems

Main article: DOS

• MS-DOS (since 1981), Microsoft operating system based on 86-DOS for x86-based personal computers
• IBM PC DOS (since 1981), OEM version of MS-DOS for the IBM Personal Computer and compatibles, manufactured and sold by IBM from the 1980s to the 2000s
• DR-DOS (since 1988), MS-DOS-compatible operating system originally developed by Digital Research
• ROM-DOS (1989), MS-DOS clone by Datalight
• PTS-DOS (since 1993), MS-DOS clone developed in Russia by PhysTechSoft
• FreeDOS (since 1998), open source MS-DOS clone

Other x86 disk operating systems

• 4680 OS, an IBM operating system based on FlexOS 286 by Digital Research
• 4690 OS, an IBM operating system based on FlexOS 386 by Digital Research
• 86-DOS (a.k.a. QDOS, created 1980), an operating system developed by Seattle Computer Products for its 8086-based S-100 computer kit, heavily inspired by CP/M
• Concurrent DOS (a.k.a. CDOS, Concurrent PC DOS and CPCDOS) (since 1983), a CP/M-86 and MS-DOS 2.11 compatible multiuser, multitasking DOS, based on Concurrent CP/M-86 developed by Digital Research
• Datapac System Manager, a successor of Multiuser DOS by Datapac Australasia
• DOS Plus (since 1985), a PC DOS and CP/M-86 compatible multitasking operating system for early x86-based personal computers, based on Concurrent PC DOS 4.1/5.0 by Digital Research
• FlexOS, a modular distributed real-time multitasking operating based on Concurrent DOS 286 by Digital Research
• Multiuser DOS (a.k.a. MDOS), a PC DOS and CP/M-86 compatible multiuser multitasking operating system based on Concurrent DOS by Digital Research
• NetWare PalmDOS, a successor of DR DOS 6.0 specifically tailored for early mobile and palmtop PCs by Novell
• Novell DOS, a multitasking successor of DR DOS 6.0 by Novell
• OpenDOS, a successor of Novell DOS by Caldera
• REAL/32, a real-time successor of Multiuser DOS by Intelligent Micro Software

Disk operating systems for other platforms

• AmigaDOS, the disk operating system portion of AmigaOS
• AMSDOS, for Amstrad CPC compatibles
• ANDOS, operating system for the Russian Electronika BK computers
• Apple DOS, operating system for the Apple II series from late 1978 through early 1983
• Apple ProDOS, name for both ProDOS 8 for the Apple II and ProDOS 16 for the Apple IIGS
• Atari DOS, for the Atari 8-bit family of home computers
• Commodore DOS, for Commodore's 8-bit computers
• Cromemco DOS (CDOS), a CP/M-like operating system
• CSI-DOS, for the Soviet Elektronika BK computers
• DOS (Diskette Operating System), a small OS for 16-bit Data General Nova computers, a cut-down version of their RDOS.
• DEC BATCH-11/DOS-11, the first operating system to run on the PDP-11 minicomputer
• Delta DOS, third party option from Premier Microsystems for the Dragon 32/64
• DIP DOS, the operating system of the Atari Portfolio
• DOS/360, 1966 IBM System/360 mainframe computer Disk Operating System
• DOS XL, Atari 8-bit family DOS from Optimized Systems Software
• DragonDOS, for the Dragon 32/64
• GEMDOS, one of the components of the Atari TOS
• IS-DOS, for Russian ZX Spectrum clones, developed in 1990 or 1991
• MasterDOS, replacement DOS for the SAM Coupé
• MDOS, Myarc Disk Operating System for the Geneve 9640
• MSX-DOS, a cross between MS-DOS 1.0 and CP/M developed by Microsoft for the MSX computer standard
• MyDOS,[1] third-party Atari 8-bit family DOS
• NewDos/80, Apparat's feature-rich alternative to TRSDOS for the TRS-80.
• Oric DOS, for the Oric-1 home computer
• PTDOS,[2] for the 1970s Sol-20 from Processor Technology
• SAMDOS, original DOS for the SAM Coupé
• Sinclair QDOS, for the Sinclair QL
• RDOS, a real-time operating system released in 1972 for the Data General Nova and Eclipse minicomputers
• SK*DOS,[3] for Motorola 68000-based systems
• SmartDOS,[1] third-party Atari 8-bit family DOS
• SpartaDOS, third-party Atari 8-bit family DOS
• TOP-DOS,[1] third-party Atari 8-bit family DOS
• TR-DOS, for the ZX Spectrum
• TRSDOS, for the Tandy TRS-80 line of 8-bit Zilog Z80 microcomputers
• Xtal DOS for the Tatung Einstein

See also

• DOS (disambiguation)
• DOS 1 (disambiguation)
• DOS 2 (disambiguation)
• DOS 3 (disambiguation)
• DOS 4 (disambiguation)
• DOS 5 (disambiguation)
• DOS 6 (disambiguation)
• DOS 7 (disambiguation)
• DOS 8 (disambiguation)
• DOS 10 (disambiguation)
• DOS 20 (disambiguation)
• DOS 30

References

1. Clausen, Eric (July 1985). "Everything You Wanted to Know About Every D.O.S.". Antic. 4 (3).
2. "PTDOS User's Manual" (PDF). Sol-20.org. Processor Technology Corporation. 1978.
3. "SK*DOS 68K User's Manual" (PDF). textfiles.org.