Microsoft open-sources “the earliest DOS source code discovered to date”

For students of early PC history, this isn’t even the first piece of 86-DOS history that has been newly rediscovered this ...

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

Microsoft just released the source code for 86-DOS 1.00, made available as an open-source project on GitHub. The release ...

Microsoft finally open sources DOS 1.0 - and it's so much more than the code

Microsoft finally open sources DOS 1.0 - and it's so much more than the code ...
Ars Technica

The oldest-known version of MS-DOS’s predecessor has been discovered and uploaded

Microsoft’s MS-DOS (and its IBM-branded counterpart, PC DOS) eventually became software juggernauts, powering the vast majority of PCs throughout the ’80s and serving as the underpinnings of Windows ...
Forbes

What To Do With Old Computers: Dispose, Recycle Or Upcycle?

Some computers are ready for a new lease on life. Computer companies come out with new machines every year: faster, better, more powerful, more efficient, and sometimes even cheaper. But what do you ...
Hackaday

Transcribing The Source Of The First DOS For The IBM PC

Doing software archaeology can be a harrowing task, as rarely do you find complete snapshots of particular versions of ...

Microsoft Open Sources Some of the Earliest MS-DOS Code

Microsoft today announced the release of the source code for he 86-DOS 1.00 kernel, which is among the earliest code for what ...