
Microsoft open-sources earliest known DOS code
Hacker News·1mo·Microsoft
Microsoft released the source code for DOS 1.25 and 2.0, marking the first public availability of the operating system that powered PCs for decades. For makers interested in computing history, reverse engineering, or understanding foundational OS design, the release offers a rare window into how a commercially successful platform was actually built.
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