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Originally Posted by DNSB
DOS? You young un's always seem to think the computer world started with DOS. OS/8, RDOS, Unix, CP/M ... now those were disk operating systems you could have fun with. Or totally screw up everything...
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Okay, okay, I've been (im?)properly chastised, "Gramps." Next time I will write "operating system with a command oriented interface" as opposed to a menu or GUI based OS. I knew I should have been specific -in a more general manner.
I somehow managed to avoid the jungle of CP/M with all due respect to Mr. kildall, but I was once upon a time conversant in JCL if you want to go obscure from most people's viewpoints.
As for the ability to really screw things up, DOS came with plenty of ammo. Let's not forget the helpul inclusion of the "format" command, or Windoze leaving anti-personnel devices like regedit laying about for 10 year olds to discover...