Dilwyn Jones wrote: > The only other "QDOS" I've ever heard of was an old PC operating > system, a predecessor to CPM I think, called "Quick and Dirty > Operating System". Don't know if that was the official name or just > something someone made up about it in the same way as QDOS in > Qludged early QLs were nickname Quite Delayed Operating System.
QDOS was the name of the CP/M clone for the 8086 that Bill Gates bought and renamed MS-DOS 1.0... The name comes from the fact that it was written as a "quick and dirty OS" to get an 8086 board up and running... which explains a lot! John _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.quanta.org.uk/mailing.htm
