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49 total results for MSDOS   ( score: 50 )

49 results for MSDOS from Shortz Era puzzles:
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DateGridClueAuthor
Sun Sep 4, 202229DEarly computer acronymTracy Gray
Sun Nov 14, 202145DEarly PC software (2)Aimee Lucido and Ella Dershowitz
Sun May 23, 2021125APC platform popular in the '80sJennifer Nebergall
Sat Apr 10, 202125DIt worked with a promptEvans Clinchy
Sun Mar 14, 2021113AWindows forerunner (4)Jacob Stulberg
Thu Jun 4, 202038DEarly PC software (2)Barbara Lin
Thu Apr 2, 202050AOld PC software (3)Evan Mahnken
Tue Feb 27, 201864AEarly PC platform (2)Ross Trudeau
Thu Nov 23, 201757DPrecursor to WindowsHoward Barkin
Sat Oct 7, 201758AWindows forerunner (4)Byron Walden
Tue Aug 22, 201727AWindows precursor (2)Timothy Polin
Sun Sep 25, 201694AEarly PC platform (2)Jim Holland and Jeff Chen
Wed Aug 3, 201652APlatform in which you might see the prompt C:\>Neville Fogarty
Sat Oct 3, 20151DIt ran on many clonesBarry C. Silk
Mon Jun 29, 201535APrecursor of WindowsTodd Gross and Andrea Carla Michaels
Mon Jun 8, 201570AWindows forerunner (4)Peter A. Collins
Sun May 17, 201536DPCs once ran on itJoe Krozel
Sun Apr 6, 201497DPC platform of oldPatrick Berry
Sat Mar 8, 201410DIt was run in the 1980s-'90sDavid Steinberg
Wed Sep 25, 201340DEarly I.B.M. PC standardVictor Fleming and Bonnie L. Gentry
Thu Aug 16, 201248DWindows forerunner (4)Ethan Cooper
Fri Jun 22, 201235DOperations were once commonly performed in thisJosh Knapp
Fri Jun 1, 20126AEnvironment of many old PCsJoe Krozel
Sat Sep 24, 201134DKind of PC command (2)Jeremy Horwitz
Sat Aug 13, 201136AIt worked from a promptTim Croce
Sun Dec 20, 200935DWindows precursor (2)Alan Arbesfeld
Tue Oct 6, 200913DPC platform released in 1982Matt Ginsberg
Sun Dec 21, 200876DEarly PC interfaceElizabeth C. Gorski
Thu Nov 6, 200826DOld PC software (3)Jeremy Newton
Sun Oct 19, 2008101APlatform introduced in 1981 (2)Joe DiPietro
Thu Jul 17, 200856DMany PCs once ran on itElizabeth A. Long
Thu Sep 6, 200750DOld PC standardDaniel C. Bryant
Fri Nov 17, 200623DOld PC platformBeth Hinshaw
Fri Sep 29, 200652DPlatform introduced in 1981 (2)David Quarfoot
Wed Feb 1, 200654DPC programElizabeth C. Gorski
Fri Oct 28, 200525AKind of PC command (2)Elizabeth C. Gorski
Mon Sep 26, 200552DWindows predecessorEthan Cooper
Mon Oct 11, 20046D1980's PC's ran on itJim Hyres
Sun Feb 29, 200499DPC softwarePatrick Merrell
Fri Nov 14, 200353AOld PC installationMyles Callum
Sun Jun 1, 200341AOld PC software (3)Lee Glickstein and Nancy Salomon
Wed Sep 18, 200232DCommon computer interfaceDavid J. Kahn
Mon Mar 11, 200232DForerunner of WindowsPeter Gordon
Mon Dec 3, 20015DBasic PC programNancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Wed Aug 22, 200150DEarly IBM PC go-withBrendan Emmett Quigley
Sun Mar 11, 200139DIt helps many machines runElizabeth C. Gorski
Sat Jan 1, 200020AComputer acronymRich Norris
Sun Aug 8, 199947DA PC may use itBrendan Emmett Quigley
Fri Oct 17, 199763AUser interfaceAlan Jay Weiss