中国DOS联盟

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。

几年前中国拍的满清大戏 – “雍正王朝”里有这一幕，八王爷胤祀勾结隆科多。 召集铁帽子王进京，试图逼雍正退位，改以“八王议政”之祖制。就在谋反的前一夜， 八王爷胤祀在王爷府调度完毕，自言自语的说：那我们已经有九成的胜算了! 在旁的
十王爷觉得很奇怪，就问八王爷胤祀：怎么只有九成? 那还有一成是什么? 此时八王爷 胤祀回答说:那一成不是人算,是天算!



最后果然人算不如天算，八王爷胤祀谋反失败，而雍正也辛苦的当了十四年皇帝后,
心力交瘁而驾崩。



其实电脑界也有类似数不完“人算不如天算”的故事。就以当年微软藉以撑起它的 软件霸业的产品-MS-DOS 而言。也有这么一段故事。



在还没有IBM PC时，那时在全球独占市场的个人电脑，是使用Zilog公司的Z80微处理器为核心的 Apple II 升级电脑。而它运行的操作系统是CP/M，是此操作系统由一位工程师
Gary Kildall所拥有的 Digital Research 公司来供应。那时代的微软只是一家拥有几个
不同版本的 BASIC 程序语言编译软件的小公司， 还没进入操作系统的领域。



但当IBM在1980年想开发一套完整带操作系统的个人电脑时，他们第一个找上了微软 的 Bill Gates ( 比尔盖兹 ).可是Bill Gates 很客气的推荐IBM去找Digital Research 公司，而微软将只供应内建ROM BASIC程序语言。



很遗憾的是，IBM遇到了Kildall的老婆，而这女人拒绝在开会前签署保密协议 (non-disclosure agreement)。于是会议没开成，因此IBM只好回去找微软，并请微软 全权处理 寻找合适的操作系统。



那时Bill Gates想想，既然IBM都碰壁了，他对女人大概也没辄。所以他只好另外找 寻其它操作系统。



这时他找到一个尚未在市场上出现的操作系统，名为QDOS ( 全名为Quick and Dirty Operating System， 中文直译： 快且脏的操作系统)。 这操作系统是由一个任职于Seattle Computer Products 公司，名叫Tim Paterson的工程师所写的。最妙的是，这QDOS 还是Paterson仿照CP/M的架构而来， 以六周时间写成的。最后微软用美金五万元 买下QDOS版权，并改写成MS-DOS， 然后再卖给IBM 成为PC-DOS。从此成就了微软霸业的 开端。



这陈年往事告诉我们，如果那时Kildall的老婆不要那么窄见，今天应该没有微软， 也不会有Bill Gates(比尔盖兹)。而风行于1980~1990年间的操作系统， 应该是CP/M， 而不是MS-DOS或PC-DOS，这真果是他妈的人算不如天算!



其实听说QDOS也有一段少为人知的小故事，据说Tim Paterson在写好QDOS雏型后。他 曾经试图找Zilog合作，希望QDOS能变成Zilog 处理器的下一代操作系统， 但是Zilog 看不起这东西, 把他拒于门外.于是Paterson只好将QDOS改写到一个小公司的处理器上 来使用.这小公司是今天的Intel，它那时的处理器是8086。后来随着IBM PC的盛行， Intel也因此莫名其妙的开启了它在处理器王国的霸业，这又是天杀的人算不如天算!

一个没有远见的女人坏了一个人一辈子的前途呀