dos

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Its Basic programming language and DOS operating system weren’t innovative in the market—but became standards.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

They called it JAWS, which stands for Job Access With Speech, but is also a playful reference to another DOS screen reader called Flipper, like the dolphin in an eponymous 1960s TV show.

From The Verge • Jul. 14, 2022

In the late 1990s, I was kindly, patiently coaxing senior colleagues off text-based DOS terminals and onto graphics-based Windows operating systems, wondering why they were resisting change that would make their jobs easier.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2022

We’d still be staring at DOS prompts on monochrome screens.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 20, 2021

DOS hackers think EOF is ^Z, and a few Amiga hackers think it's ^\.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.