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Millions of Windows XP disks secretly included Microsoft's failed search assistant to keep pirates at bay — "Bob was actually more useful dead than alive"
Bob resurfaced from Microsoft's Graveyard to pad out the 30MB of free space in Windows XP, keeping pirates at bay.
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FreeDOS 1.4 Released
Even in 2025 there are still many applications for a simple Disk Operating System (DOS), whether this includes running legacy ...
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Disk Operating System Definition
The original operating system for IBM PC compatible computers. It is the basic for the current Windows operating system. When people use the term DOS, they are commonly referring to Microsoft DOS ...