DOS 历史(已翻译）

 

DOS (Disk Operating System)	Remember de C: prompt
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1973
Gary Kildall writes a simple operating system in his PL/M language. He calls it CP/M (Control Program/Monitor).

Gary Kildall 开始用它的 PL/M 语言写了一个简单的操作系统，称之为 CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputer) （操作控制计划 / 监视，显示）

1979
February
Apple Computer releases DOS 3.2.

苹果电脑 发布 DOS 3.2.
July
Apple Computer releases DOS 3.2.1

苹果电脑 发布 DOS 3.2.1

1980
April
Tim Patterson begins writing an operating system for use with Seattle Computer Products' 8086-based computer.

Tim Patterson 开始用西雅图电脑产品的 8086-based computer. 开始写一个操作系统
          Seattle Computer Products decides to make their own disk operating system (DOS), 西雅图电脑开始决定生产自己的磁盘操作系统 (DOS)

due to delays by Digital Research in releasing a CP/M-86 operating system.

由于在 CP/M-86 操作系统中的数字研究而推迟了

August
QDOS 0.10 (Quick and Dirty Operating System) is shipped by Seattle Computer Products. QDOS 0.10 （快速肮脏操作系统由西雅图电脑定型制造生产）

 

Even though it had been created in only two man-months,the DOS worked surprisingly well. 即使在两个人月后 DOS 依然运行良好

  A week later, the EDLIN line editor was created.  一周后 the EDLIN line editor 被发明

EDLIN was supposed to last only six months, before being replaced.

原本只有六个月，提前被取代
September
Tim Patterson shows Microsoft his 86-DOS, written for the 8086 chip.

Tim Patterson 展示
October
Microsoft's Paul Allen contacts Seattle Computer Products' Tim Patterson, asking for the rights to sell SCP's DOS to an unnamed client (IBM).  Microsoft pays less than US$100,000 for the right.
December
Seattle Computer Products renames QDOS to 86-DOS, releasing it as version 0.3. Microsoft then bought non-exclusive rights to market 86-DOS.
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1981
February
MS-DOS runs for the first time on IBM's prototype microcomputer.

MS-DOS 第一次在 IBM 的 prototype 微机上运行
July
Microsoft buys all rights to DOS from Seattle Computer Products, and the name MS-DOS is adopted.
August
IBM announces the IBM 5150 PC Personal Computer, featuring a 4.77-MHz Intel 8088 CPU, 64KB RAM, 40KB ROM, one 5.25-inch floppy drive, and PC-DOS 1.0 (Microsoft's MS-DOS), for US$3000.
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1982
May
Microsoft releases MS-DOS 1.1 to IBM, for the IBM PC. 

微软向 IBM 展示 MS-DOS 1.1

 It supports 320KB double-sided floppy disk drives.

他支持３２０ｋｂ双边 floppy 硬盘驱动 

Microsoft also releases MS-DOS 1.25, similar to 1.1 but for IBM-compatible computers.

  微软也像 MS-DOS 1.1 　一样展示了 MS-DOS 1.25 ，但是是为 IBM 兼容电脑
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1983
March
MS-DOS 2.0 for PCs is announced. It was written from scratch, supporting 10 MB hard drives, a tree-structured file system, and 360 KB floppy disks.
October
IBM introduces PC-DOS 2.1 with the IBM PCjr.
--- IBM 用 IBM PCjr. 介绍 PC-DOS 2.1
1984
March
Microsoft releases MS-DOS 2.1 for the IBM PCjr.

微软向 IBM PCjr. 展示了 MS-DOS 2.1
Microsoft releases MS-DOS 2.11.  It includes enhancements to better allow conversion into different languages and date formats.

微软展示 MS-DOS 2.11.               允许转化成不同语言和信息格式。
August
Microsoft releases MS-DOS 3.0 for PCs. It adds support for 1.2 MB floppy disks, and bigger (than 10 MB) hard disks. 微软为 PCs 展示 MS-DOS 3.0 ，他增加了支持            

大于 10mb 的硬盘

November
Microsoft releases MS-DOS 3.1. It adds support for Microsoft networks

. 微软展示 MS-DOS 3.1 ，他增加支持微软网络
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1986
January
Microsoft releases MS-DOS 3.2. It adds support for 3.5-inch 720 KB floppy disk drives.
Microsoft releases MS-DOS 3.25.

微软展示 MS-DOS 3.25
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1987
April
IBM announces DOS 3.3 for PCs, for US$120

IBM 向 PCs 宣布 DOS 3.3 ，售价１２０美元
August
Microsoft ships MS-DOS 3.3.
November
Compaq ships MS-DOS 3.31 with support for over 32mb drives.
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1988
Digital Research transforms CP/M into DR DOS.
June
Microsoft releases MS-DOS 4.0, including a graphical/mouse interface .
July
IBM ships DOS 4.0. It adds a shell menu interface and support for hard disk partitions over 32 MB.
November
Microsoft releases MS-DOS 4.01.

微软展示 MS-DOS 4.01
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1990
April
Microsoft introduces Russian MS-DOS 4.01 for the Soviet market.

微软向 Soviet 市场展示，介绍俄罗斯 MS-DOS 4.01
May
Digital Research releases DR DOS 5.0.
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1991
June
Microsoft releases MS-DOS 5.0. It adds a full-screen editor, undelete and unformat utilities, and task swapping.
GW-BASIC is replaced with Qbasic, based on Microsoft's QuickBASIC.
September
Digital Research Inc. releases DR DOS 6.0, for US$100.
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1993
March
Microsoft introduces the MS-DOS 6.0 Upgrade, 微软介绍 MS-DOS 6.0 升级 including DoubleSpace disk compression. 包括双层空间 disk compression 1 million copies of the new and upgrade versions are sold through retail channels within the first 40 days. 前四十天里通过 retail 渠道销售了 1 百万新的升级版本
November
Microsoft releases MS-DOS 6.2.

微软展示 MS-DOS 6.2.
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1994
February
Microsoft releases MS-DOS 6.21, removing DoubleSpace disk compression.

微软展示 MS-DOS 6.21 ，移走双层空间 disk compression.
April
IBM releases PC-DOS 6.3.

IBM 展示 PC-DOS 6.3.
June
Microsoft releases MS-DOS 6.22, bringing back disk compression under the name DriveSpace. 微软展示   在 DriveSpace 名字下带回 disk compression
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1995
February
IBM announces PC DOS 7, with integrated data compression from Stac Electronics (Stacker).
April
IBM releases PC DOS 7.

IBM 展示 PC DOS 7.
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In August of 1995 Microsoft introduces Windows 95 , it includes MS DOS 7.0 but it's clear that DOS is going to die a slow death

1995.5 月微软介绍了 Windows 95 , 。它包括 MS DOS 7.0 ，但是他很清楚 DOS 将逐渐消亡。

感谢：寒冰先生的翻译