Technically, yes, DOS files are in 8+3 Format. However, some versions, like FreeDOS for example, do support LFNs. Running FreeDOS on 808x system is a bit of a slow experience, I assume.

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Perhaps the most controversial aspect of the IBM PC is how Microsoft ended up with the contract for the operating system, which would eventually make Microsoft's MS-DOS the standard and set the ...

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Within a month, Microsoft had modified QDOS, which had been renamed to 86-DOS and had it running on the PC - further renaming it simply to DOS, and licensed it to IBM for use with the new computer ...

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Perhaps the most controversial aspect of the original IBM PC is how Microsoft ended up with the contract for the operating system. This would eventually make Microsoft's MS-DOS the standard and ...