If ever source code can be said to have helped launch an empire, the code behind the Apple II DOS would qualify. And now it's available to everyone. Last spring, CNET was first to report on the ...

With permission from Apple, The Computer History Museum and the Digibarn Computer Museum announced today it is publishing the original DOS source code for Apple’s 1978 Apple II. The Apple II was the ...

After five tries in 10 years, Microsoft may be getting the hang of it. Version 5 of the company’s Disk Operating System (DOS) for IBM-compatible computers is not only much easier to use than the older ...

Some things we don't think much about; we just accept them. But have you ever wondered why the hard drive on a Windows system ...

In context: Back in 1980, Tim Paterson was creating a new operating system he called QDOS or Quick and Dirty Operating System. The system was later renamed 86-DOS, as it was being designed to run on ...