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Microsoft open-sources MS-DOS 1.0, offering a rare look at PC history

This is a rare look at the tech giant's first operating system ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft open-sources infamously weird, RAM-hungry MS-DOS 4.00 release

Microsoft has open-sourced another bit of computing history this week: The company teamed up with IBM to release the source code of 1988’s MS-DOS 4.00, a version better known for its unpopularity, ...

Microsoft open-sources 86-DOS 1.00, the ancestor of Windows

The source code for 86-DOS 1.00, the OS that eventually became MS-DOS and Windows, is now available on GitHub.
Reuters

: Key dates in the history of the personal computer

TAIPEI (Reuters) - This year will likely be the first year that laptop PC sales will outstrip those of desktop PCs. Here are some landmark dates in the history of personal computers which evolved from ...