Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Before Windows, there was MS-DOS—that’s the Microsoft Disk ...

It might seem like the days of MS-DOS were a lifetime ago because…well, they basically were. Version 6.22 of the venerable operating system, the last standalone release, came out back in 1994.

Like you, sometimes we loved it, and sometimes we didn't. Let's take it back to MS-DOS to see how Windows has evolved. PC hardware is nice, but it’s not much use without innovative software.

MS-DOS established the "standard" way to operate personal computers during the Eighties, and the text-based operating system was still playing a significant "startup" role in Windows at least ...

“WordStar offers a more productive approach at its most fundamental design level than does its competition,” Sawyer said. MS-DOS Word Processor WordStar ...