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== References == {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="msrq">{{cite web |title=SYS.COM Requirements in MS-DOS Versions 2.0–6.0 |date=2003-05-23 |version=Revision 2.0 |id=KB66530. Q66530 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/66530/en-us |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717061828/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/66530/en-us |archive-date=2012-07-17}}</ref> <ref name="rxp">{{cite web |title=Re: [vox-tech] rescuing winxp? |author-first=Mark K. |author-last=Kim |date=2004-09-24 |website=mail-archive.com |url=http://www.mail-archive.com/vox-tech@lists.lugod.org/msg08837.html |access-date=2019-04-06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406143045/https://www.mail-archive.com/vox-tech@lists.lugod.org/msg08837.html |archive-date=2019-04-06}}</ref> <ref name="Microsoft_Built-in_devices">{{cite web |title=MS-DOS Device Driver Names Cannot be Used As File Names |date=2003-05-12 |version=Revision 2.0 |id=KB74496. Q74496 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/74496/en-us |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721143046/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/74496/en-us |archive-date=2012-07-21}}</ref> <ref name="Duncan_1988_MS-DOS_Encyclopedia">{{Cite book |title=The MS-DOS Encyclopedia: versions 1.0 through 3.2 |author-first1=Ray |author-last1=Duncan |author-first2=Steve |author-last2=Bostwick |author-first3=Keith |author-last3=Burgoyne |author-first4=Robert A. |author-last4=Byers |author-first5=Thom |author-last5=Hogan |author-first6=Jim |author-last6=Kyle |author-first7=Gordon |author-last7=Letwin |author-link7=Gordon Letwin |author-first8=Charles |author-last8=Petzold |author-link8=Charles Petzold |author-first9=Chip |author-last9=Rabinowitz |author-first10=Jim |author-last10=Tomlin |author-first11=Richard |author-last11=Wilton |author-first12=Van |author-last12=Wolverton |author-first13=William |author-last13=Wong |author-first14=JoAnne |author-last14=Woodcock |contribution=Technical advisors |contributor-first1=Mark |contributor-last1=Zbikowski |contributor-link1=Mark Zbikowski |contributor-first2=Paul |contributor-last2=Allen |contributor-link2=Paul Allen |contributor-first3=Steve |contributor-last3=Ballmer |contributor-link3=Steve Ballmer |contributor-first4=Reuben |contributor-last4=Borman |contributor-first5=Rob |contributor-last5=Borman |contributor-first6=John |contributor-last6=Butler |contributor-first7=Chuck |contributor-last7=Carroll |contributor-first8=Mark |contributor-last8=Chamberlain |contributor-first9=David |contributor-last9=Chell |contributor-first10=Mike |contributor-last10=Colee |contributor-first11=Mike |contributor-last11=Courtney |contributor-first12=Mike |contributor-last12=Dryfoos |contributor-first13=Rachel |contributor-last13=Duncan |contributor-first14=Kurt |contributor-last14=Eckhardt |contributor-first15=Eric |contributor-last15=Evans |contributor-first16=Rick |contributor-last16=Farmer |contributor-first17=Bill |contributor-last17=Gates |contributor-link17=Bill Gates |contributor-first18=Michael |contributor-last18=Geary |contributor-first19=Bob |contributor-last19=Griffin |contributor-first20=Doug |contributor-last20=Hogarth |contributor-first21=James W. |contributor-last21=Johnson |contributor-first22=Kaamel |contributor-last22=Kermaani |contributor-first23=Adrian |contributor-last23=King |contributor-first24=Reed |contributor-last24=Koch |contributor-first25=James |contributor-last25=Landowski |contributor-first26=Chris |contributor-last26=Larson |contributor-first27=Thomas |contributor-last27=Lennon |contributor-first28=Dan |contributor-last28=Lipkie |contributor-first29=Marc |contributor-last29=McDonald |contributor-link29=Marc McDonald |contributor-first30=Bruce |contributor-last30=McKinney |contributor-first31=Pascal |contributor-last31=Martin |contributor-first32=Estelle |contributor-last32=Mathers |contributor-first33=Bob |contributor-last33=Matthews <!-- |contributor-link33=Robert Matthews (scientist)??? --> |contributor-first34=David |contributor-last34=Melin |contributor-first35=Charles |contributor-last35=Mergentime |contributor-first36=Randy |contributor-last36=Nevin |contributor-first37=Dan |contributor-last37=Newell |contributor-first38=Tani |contributor-last38=Newell |contributor-first39=David |contributor-last39=Norris |contributor-first40=Mike |contributor-last40=O'Leary |contributor-first41=Bob |contributor-last41=O'Rear |contributor-link41=Bob O'Rear |contributor-first42=Mike |contributor-last42=Olsson |contributor-first43=Larry |contributor-last43=Osterman |contributor-first44=Ridge |contributor-last44=Ostling |contributor-first45=Sunil |contributor-last45=Pai |contributor-first46=Tim |contributor-last46=Paterson |contributor-link46=Tim Paterson |contributor-first47=Gary |contributor-last47=Perez |contributor-first48=Chris |contributor-last48=Peters |contributor-first49=Charles |contributor-last49=Petzold |contributor-link49=Charles Petzold |contributor-first50=John |contributor-last50=Pollock |contributor-first51=Aaron |contributor-last51=Reynolds |contributor-link51=Aaron R. Reynolds |contributor-first52=Darryl |contributor-last52=Rubin |contributor-first53=Ralph |contributor-last53=Ryan |contributor-first54=Karl |contributor-last54=Schulmeisters |contributor-first55=Rajen |contributor-last55=Shah |contributor-first56=Barry |contributor-last56=Shaw |contributor-first57=Anthony |contributor-last57=Short |contributor-first58=Ben |contributor-last58=Slivka |contributor-first59=Jon |contributor-last59=Smirl |contributor-first60=Betty |contributor-last60=Stillmaker |contributor-first61=John |contributor-last61=Stoddard |contributor-first62=Dennis |contributor-last62=Tillman |contributor-first63=Greg |contributor-last63=Whitten |contributor-first64=Natalie |contributor-last64=Yount |contributor-first65=Steve |contributor-last65=Zeck |date=1988 |edition=Completely reworked |publisher=[[Microsoft Press]] |location=Redmond, Washington, USA |isbn=1-55615-049-0 |lccn=87-21452 |oclc=16581341}} (xix+1570 pages; 26 cm) (NB. This edition was published in 1988 after extensive rework of the withdrawn 1986 first edition by a different team of authors. [https://www.pcjs.org/pubs/pc/reference/microsoft/mspl13/msdos/encyclopedia/])</ref> <ref name="Chappell_1994_DOS-Internals">{{cite book |title=DOS Internals |author-first=Geoff |author-last=Chappell |editor-first1=Andrew |editor-last1=Schulman |editor-first2=Amorette |editor-last2=Pedersen |date=January 1994 |edition=1st printing, 1st |series=The Andrew Schulman Programming Series |publisher=[[Addison Wesley Publishing Company]] |isbn=978-0-201-60835-9 }} (xxvi+738+iv pages, 3.5"-floppy [https://web.archive.org/web/20190421200111/https://gopher.tildeverse.org/gopher.viste.fr/9/programming/PC/DOS/DOS%2520Internals/DOS_Internals.zip][https://web.archive.org/web/20200222111608/https://www.pcjs.org/pubs/pc/programming/DOS_Internals/]) Errata: [https://web.archive.org/web/20200222111742/http://www.geoffchappell.com/notes/dos/internals/][https://web.archive.org/web/20200222111853/https://gopher.tildeverse.org/gopher.viste.fr/1/programming/PC/DOS/DOS%2520Internals/crtdrvr][https://web.archive.org/web/20200222111945/https://gopher.tildeverse.org/gopher.viste.fr/1/programming/PC/DOS/DOS%2520Internals/xmswatch]</ref> <ref name="DCP_2016">{{cite web |title=Betriebssystem DCP |author-first1=Rüdiger |author-last1=Kurth |author-first2=Martin |author-last2=Groß |author-first3=Henry |author-last3=Hunger |date=2016-11-29 |orig-date=2007 |language=de |website=www.robotrontechnik.de |url=http://www.robotrontechnik.de/html/software/dcp.htm |access-date=2019-04-28 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403061152/http://www.robotrontechnik.de/html/software/dcp.htm |archive-date=2019-04-03}}</ref> <ref name="Paul_1997_OD-A3">{{cite web |author-first=Matthias R. |author-last=Paul |title=Caldera OpenDOS 7.01/7.02 Update Alpha 3 IBMBIO.COM - README.TXT and BOOT.TXT - A short description of how OpenDOS is booted |url=http://www.uni-bonn.de/~uzs180/download/ibmbioa3.zip |date=1997-10-02 |orig-date=1997-09-29 |access-date=2009-03-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031004074600/http://www-student.informatik.uni-bonn.de/~frinke/ibmbioa3.zip |archive-date=2003-10-04}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20181225154705/http://mirror.macintosharchive.org/max1zzz.co.uk/+Windows%20&%20DOS/DOS/System/Novell/Support/Bins/Op702src.zip<!-- op702src.zip is an unofficial renamed distribution of the ibmbioa3.zip file -->] (NB. Also has a few bits on how other DOSes are booted.)</ref> <ref name="Robotron_1988_DCP1700">{{cite book |title=Anwenderdokumentation - Anleitung für den Systemprogrammierer - MOS DCP 1700 |id=C3013-0000-0 M3030, Textdiskette DCP1700 T1/2 C3010-9991-2M3020, Disk-Nr.: 5962 /88 ROBOTRON PROJEKT DRESDEN KA2 DD-DS 80*16*256 |language=de |publisher=[[VEB Robotron-Projekt Dresden]] |version=3.20 |location=Dresden, East-Germany |date=1988-01-29 |url=http://www.robotron-net.de/Service/Dokus/DCP20sys.pdf |access-date=2021-12-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829191036/http://www.robotron-net.de/Service/Dokus/DCP20sys.pdf |archive-date=2021-08-29}}</ref> }} {{DOS system files}} [[Category:DOS files]] {{operating-system-stub}} {{Windows-stub}}
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