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DOS
| Field | Archaic OS Language |
| Went Obsolete | 1969 (DOS was released in 1984) |
| Made Obsolete By | Unix, Plan 9 from Bell Labs, Mac OS X, NextOS?, BeOS?, OS/2, Inferno, etc |
| Knowledge Assumed | Required patience and high tolerance for absurdity |
| When useful | May be more useful that the 3D “unix system” from Jurassic Park |
Since its inception in 1981, DOS has been an inspiration to millions, lowering the bar for end-user expectations for technology for nearly 30 years since its creation.
DOS was obsolete nearly twenty years before it was released, but the 16-bit personal computers of the time could not meet the demanding requirements of other systems like Unix.
