Re: A83: Re: HAYS (be sure to read this one to the end)


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Re: A83: Re: HAYS (be sure to read this one to the end)




----- Original Message -----
From: Linus Akesson <lairfight@softhome.net>
To: <assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 12:51 PM
Subject: Re: A83: Re: HAYS (be sure to read this one to the end)


>
> In accordance with the prophecy, Bryan Rabeler uttered:
>
> >> DOS in the c64 days actually meant Disk Operating System, and was the
code
> >> being run on the internal processor in the disk drive. The c64 disk
drive
> > was
> >> intelligent, i.e. you would send it a filename and the actual disk
drive
> >> would create a file with that name, so no external file system was
needed.
>
>
> > What else has DOS ever stood for?  (and don't say denial of service..
;) )
>
> It's always stood for Disk Operating System, but on the c64 it actually
meant
> it.

And on the old PCs it didn't actually mean it?

Bryan



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