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Developer | Microsoft |
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Written in | x86 assembly |
OS family | MS-DOS, Windows 9x |
Source model | Closed source |
Initial release | 1995 |
Final release | 7.1 / 1999 |
Update method | Re-installation |
Package manager | None |
Platforms | x86 |
Kernel type | Monolithic |
Default user interface | Command-line interface (COMMAND.COM) |
License | Proprietary |
Preceded by | MS-DOS 6 |
Succeeded by | MS-DOS 8[1] |
Support status | |
Unsupported as of July 11, 2006[2] |
MS-DOS 7 is a real mode operating system for IBM PC compatibles. Unlike earlier versions of MS-DOS, it was not released separately by Microsoft,[3] but included in the Windows 9x family of operating systems.[4] Windows 95 RTM reports it as MS-DOS 7.0,[5] and Windows 95 OSR 2.x and Windows 98 report as 7.1.[5] The real-mode MS-DOS 7.x is contained in the IO.SYS file.[6]