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 ...
PC World

Microsoft publishes MS-DOS, Word for Windows source code

Microsoft arguably built its business on MS-DOS, and on Tuesday the software giant and the Mountain View, CA-based Computer History Museum took the unprecedented step of publishing the source code for ...
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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 marks the 45th anniversary of 86-DOS 1.00, created by Tim Paterson, which would ...
GeekWire

Microsoft reveals source code for MS-DOS and early Word

Ever wonder what made MS-DOS tick? Soon, interested geeks will be able to root around inside the original source code for MS-DOS 1.1 and 2.0, as well as Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1, as a part of a ...
TweakTown

Source code for MS-DOS and Word for Windows goes online

Microsoft has the most popular operating system in the world, granted a lot of people hate it. If you look back at the history of the computer world, Microsoft has been around almost as long as the PC ...
ExtremeTech

MS-DOS is 30 years old today

30 years ago today, Microsoft bought the rights to the Quick and Dirty OS, re-branded it as MS-DOS, struck a deal with IBM, and made history. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...
Neowin

Microsoft releases source code to MS DOS 1.1 and 2.0 and Word for Windows 1.1a

Microsoft has announced it has released the source code for MS DOS 1.1 and 2.0 and Word for Windows 1.1a to the public as part of a project with the Computer History Museum. In this age of touchscreen ...
PC World

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

Microsoft open-sourced 86-DOS 1.00 source code on GitHub for its 45th anniversary, according to PCWorld, including kernel and PC-DOS development snapshots. This historically significant software, ...
techtimes

C: Microsoft releases MS-DOS source code

Hackers rejoice. Microsoft has just released the source code for three of its most famous operating systems. Unfortunately for cyber thieves the operating systems are MS-DOS 1.1, 2.0 and Windows 1.1a.
ExtremeTech

Microsoft releases historic MS-DOS and Word source code to the public

Microsoft, in conjunction with the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, has released the source code for MS-DOS 1.1, MS-DOS 2.0, and Word for Windows 1.1a. These programs are probably the three ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft releases source code for MS-DOS and Word

In recognition of their historical importance and commercial irrelevance, Microsoft has given the source code to MS-DOS 1.1 and 2.0 and Word for Windows 1.1a to the Computer History Museum (CHM) in ...