And for those interested in these early PC operating systems there is a new insight to be found, ... The IBM PC and original Compaq computer had the 8088. The IBM AT had the 80286. Report comment.

A collection of documents detailing Apple's work on its first disk-based operating system recently surfaced at the DigiBarn computer museum, and CNET got a first-hand look at the compilation.

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 ...

The computer's master control program. When a computer is turned on, a small "boot program" loads the operating system. Although additional system modules may be loaded as needed, the main part ...