DOS/V, the Glossary
DOS/V is a Japanese computing initiative starting in 1990 to allow DOS on IBM PC compatibles with VGA cards to handle double-byte (DBCS) Japanese text via software alone.[1]
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89 relations: ANSI.SYS, API, ASCII (magazine), ASCII Corporation, Assembly language, AST Research, AX architecture, Bulletin board system, C (programming language), Code page, Command-line interface, Commercial software, Compaq, Conventional memory, CP/M-86, Dell, Digital Research, DOS, DOS/V, Double-byte character set, DR-DOS, DriveSpace, Epson, ESC/P, Expanded memory, Extended Graphics Array, Extended memory, FM Towns, Fujitsu, Gateway, Inc., Hex dump, I386, IBM, IBM JX, IBM PC DOS, IBM PC–compatible, IBM PCjr, IBM Personal Computer, IBM Personal Computer AT, IBM PS/2, IBM PS/55, IBM PS/55 Note, IBM PS/ValuePoint, IBM Yamato Facility, Ichitaro (word processor), Input method, Intel 8086, Intel 8088, John Fellows Akers, Kanji, ... Expand index (39 more) »
- 1990 software
- DOS variants
- Discontinued Microsoft operating systems
ANSI.SYS
ANSI.SYS is a device driver in the DOS family of operating systems that provides extra console functions through ANSI escape sequences.
API
An is a way for two or more computer programs or components to communicate with each other.
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ASCII (magazine)
was a monthly released microcomputer magazine in Japan, published by ASCII Corporation from 1977.
See DOS/V and ASCII (magazine)
ASCII Corporation
was a Japanese publishing company based in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
See DOS/V and ASCII Corporation
Assembly language
In computer programming, assembly language (alternatively assembler language or symbolic machine code), often referred to simply as assembly and commonly abbreviated as ASM or asm, is any low-level programming language with a very strong correspondence between the instructions in the language and the architecture's machine code instructions.
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AST Research
AST Research, Inc., later doing business as AST Computer, was a personal computer manufacturer.
AX architecture
AX (Architecture eXtended) was a Japanese computing initiative starting in around 1986 to allow PCs to handle double-byte (DBCS) Japanese text via special hardware chips, whilst allowing compatibility with software written for foreign IBM PCs.
Bulletin board system
A bulletin board system (BBS), also called a computer bulletin board service (CBBS), was a computer server running software that allowed users to connect to the system using a terminal program.
See DOS/V and Bulletin board system
C (programming language)
C (pronounced – like the letter c) is a general-purpose programming language.
See DOS/V and C (programming language)
Code page
In computing, a code page is a character encoding and as such it is a specific association of a set of printable characters and control characters with unique numbers.
Command-line interface
A command-line interface (CLI) is a means of interacting with a computer program by inputting lines of text called command-lines.
See DOS/V and Command-line interface
Commercial software
Commercial software, or seldom payware, is a computer software that is produced for sale or that serves commercial purposes.
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Compaq
Compaq Computer Corporation (sometimes abbreviated to CQ prior to the 2007 rebranding) was an American information technology company founded in 1982 that developed, sold, and supported computers and related products and services.
See DOS/V and Compaq
Conventional memory
In DOS memory management, conventional memory, also called base memory, is the first 640 kilobytes of the memory on IBM PC or compatible systems.
See DOS/V and Conventional memory
CP/M-86
CP/M-86 is a discontinued version of the CP/M operating system that Digital Research (DR) made for the Intel 8086 and Intel 8088.
Dell
Dell Inc. is an American technology company that develops, sells, repairs, and supports computers and related products and services.
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Digital Research
Digital Research, Inc. (DR or DRI) was a privately held American software company created by Gary Kildall to market and develop his CP/M operating system and related 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit systems like MP/M, Concurrent DOS, FlexOS, Multiuser DOS, DOS Plus, DR DOS and GEM.
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DOS
DOS is a family of disk-based operating systems for IBM PC compatible computers.
See DOS/V and DOS
DOS/V
DOS/V is a Japanese computing initiative starting in 1990 to allow DOS on IBM PC compatibles with VGA cards to handle double-byte (DBCS) Japanese text via software alone. DOS/V and DOS/V are 1990 software, DOS variants and discontinued Microsoft operating systems.
See DOS/V and DOS/V
Double-byte character set
A double-byte character set (DBCS) is a character encoding in which either all characters (including control characters) are encoded in two bytes, or merely every graphic character not representable by an accompanying single-byte character set (SBCS) is encoded in two bytes (Han characters would generally comprise most of these two-byte characters).
See DOS/V and Double-byte character set
DR-DOS
DR-DOS (written as DR DOS, without a hyphen, in versions up to and including 6.0) is a disk operating system for IBM PC compatibles. DOS/V and dR-DOS are DOS variants.
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DriveSpace
DriveSpace (initially known as DoubleSpace) is a disk compression utility supplied with MS-DOS starting from version 6.0 in 1993 and ending in 2000 with the release of Windows Me.
Epson
Seiko Epson Corporation, commonly known as Epson, is a Japanese multinational electronics company and one of the world's largest manufacturers of printers and information- and imaging-related equipment.
See DOS/V and Epson
ESC/P
ESC/P, short for Epson Standard Code for Printers and sometimes styled Escape/P, is a printer control language developed by Epson to control computer printers.
See DOS/V and ESC/P
Expanded memory
In DOS memory management, expanded memory is a system of bank switching that provided additional memory to DOS programs beyond the limit of conventional memory (640 KiB).
Extended Graphics Array
The eXtended Graphics Array (usually called XGA) is a graphics card manufactured by IBM and introduced for the IBM PS/2 line of personal computers in 1990 as a successor to the 8514/A.
See DOS/V and Extended Graphics Array
Extended memory
In DOS memory management, extended memory refers to memory above the first megabyte (220 bytes) of address space in an IBM PC or compatible with an 80286 or later processor.
FM Towns
The is a Japanese personal computer built by Fujitsu from February 1989 to the summer of 1997.
Fujitsu
is a Japanese multinational information and communications technology equipment and services corporation, established in 1935 and headquartered in Kawasaki, Kanagawa.
Gateway, Inc.
Gateway, Inc., previously Gateway 2000, Inc., was an American computer company originally based in Iowa and South Dakota.
Hex dump
In computing, a hex dump is a textual hexadecimal view (on screen or paper) of (often, but not necessarily binary) computer data, from memory or from a computer file or storage device.
I386
The Intel 386, originally released as 80386 and later renamed i386, is a 32-bit microprocessor designed by Intel.
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IBM
International Business Machines Corporation (using the trademark IBM), nicknamed Big Blue, is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York and present in over 175 countries.
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IBM JX
The IBM JX (or JXPC) was a personal computer released in 1984 into the Japanese, Australian and New Zealand markets.
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IBM PC DOS
IBM PC DOS (an acronym for IBM Personal Computer Disk Operating System),Formally known as "The IBM Personal Computer DOS" from versions 1.0 through 3.30, as reported in those versions' respective COMMAND.COM outputs also known as PC DOS or IBM DOS, is a discontinued disk operating system for the IBM Personal Computer, its successors, and IBM PC compatibles. DOS/V and IBM PC DOS are DOS variants.
IBM PC–compatible
IBM PC–compatible computers are technically similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT, all from computer giant IBM, that are able to use the same software and expansion cards.
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IBM PCjr
The IBM PCjr (pronounced "PC junior") was a home computer produced and marketed by IBM from March 1984 to May 1985, intended as a lower-cost variant of the IBM PC with hardware capabilities better suited for video games, in order to compete more directly with other home computers such as the Apple II and Commodore 64.
IBM Personal Computer
The IBM Personal Computer (model 5150, commonly known as the IBM PC) is the first microcomputer released in the IBM PC model line and the basis for the IBM PC compatible ''de facto'' standard.
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IBM Personal Computer AT
The IBM Personal Computer AT (model 5170, abbreviated as IBM AT or PC/AT) was released in 1984 as the fourth model in the IBM Personal Computer line, following the IBM PC/XT and its IBM Portable PC variant.
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IBM PS/2
The Personal System/2 or PS/2 is IBM's second generation of personal computers.
IBM PS/55
The or PS/55 is a personal computer series released from IBM Japan in 1987.
IBM PS/55 Note
The IBM Personal System/55 Note (stylized as PS/55 note) is a series of notebooks manufactured by the IBM subsidiary IBM Japan as part of the IBM Personal System/55 series.
IBM PS/ValuePoint
The PS/ValuePoint (or just ValuePoint) personal computer was IBM's answer to the PC clone market, where the IBM PS/2 could not compete due to price and proprietary interfaces.
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IBM Yamato Facility
IBM Yamato Facility is located in the city of Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, is where IBM's research and development activities were done for IBM's worldwide and Asia-Pacific region market.
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Ichitaro (word processor)
is a Japanese word processor produced by JustSystems, a Japanese software company.
See DOS/V and Ichitaro (word processor)
Input method
An input method (or input method editor, commonly abbreviated IME) is an operating system component or program that enables users to generate characters not natively available on their input devices by using sequences of characters (or mouse operations) that are available to them.
Intel 8086
The 8086 (also called iAPX 86) is a 16-bit microprocessor chip designed by Intel between early 1976 and June 8, 1978, when it was released.
Intel 8088
The Intel 8088 ("eighty-eighty-eight", also called iAPX 88) microprocessor is a variant of the Intel 8086.
John Fellows Akers
John Fellows Akers (December 28, 1934 – August 22, 2014) was an American businessman.
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Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters adapted from the Chinese script used in the writing of Japanese.
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List of DOS commands
This article presents a list of commands used by MS-DOS compatible operating systems, especially as used on IBM PC compatibles.
See DOS/V and List of DOS commands
List of international subsidiaries of IBM
IBM has had business internationally since before the company had a name.
See DOS/V and List of international subsidiaries of IBM
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
Microsoft Japan
(also known as MSKK) is a Japanese subsidiary of Microsoft headquartered in Minato, Tokyo.
Monolithic kernel
A monolithic kernel is an operating system architecture with the entire operating system running in kernel space.
See DOS/V and Monolithic kernel
MS-DOS
MS-DOS (acronym for Microsoft Disk Operating System, also known as Microsoft DOS) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft. DOS/V and mS-DOS are DOS variants and discontinued Microsoft operating systems.
See DOS/V and MS-DOS
NEC
is a Japanese multinational information technology and electronics corporation, headquartered at the NEC Supertower in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
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Nikkei Business Publications
, commonly known as, is a book and magazine publisher based in Tokyo, Japan.
See DOS/V and Nikkei Business Publications
Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun
The, which means Nikkei Industrial Journal, is a Japanese daily newspaper published on weekdays by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc.
See DOS/V and Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun
Nobuo Mii
Nobuo Mii (.
Novell
Novell, Inc. was an American software and services company headquartered in Provo, Utah, that existed from 1980 until 2014.
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Original equipment manufacturer
An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is generally perceived as a company that produces parts and equipment that may be marketed by another manufacturer.
See DOS/V and Original equipment manufacturer
OS/2
OS/2 (Operating System/2) is a series of computer operating systems, initially created by Microsoft and IBM under the leadership of IBM software designer Ed Iacobucci. DOS/V and OS/2 are discontinued Microsoft operating systems.
See DOS/V and OS/2
PC Open Architecture Developers' Group
PC Open Architecture Developers' Group (OADG, Japanese: PCオープン・アーキテクチャー推進協議会) is a consortium of the major Japanese personal computer manufacturers.
See DOS/V and PC Open Architecture Developers' Group
PC-98
The, commonly shortened to PC-98 or, is a lineup of Japanese 16-bit and 32-bit personal computers manufactured by NEC from 1982 to 2000.
See DOS/V and PC-98
Personal NetWare
NetWare Lite and Personal NetWare are a series of discontinued peer-to-peer local area networks developed by Novell for DOS- and Windows-based personal computers aimed at personal users and small businesses in the 1990s.
See DOS/V and Personal NetWare
Proprietary software
Proprietary software is software that grants its creator, publisher, or other rightsholder or rightsholder partner a legal monopoly by modern copyright and intellectual property law to exclude the recipient from freely sharing the software or modifying it, and—in some cases, as is the case with some patent-encumbered and EULA-bound software—from making use of the software on their own, thereby restricting their freedoms.
See DOS/V and Proprietary software
PS/2 port
The PS/2 port is a 6-pin mini-DIN connector used for connecting keyboards and mice to a PC compatible computer system.
Read-only memory
Read-only memory (ROM) is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices.
See DOS/V and Read-only memory
Sharp Corporation
is a Japanese electronics company.
See DOS/V and Sharp Corporation
SoftBank Group
is a Japanese multinational investment holding company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo which focuses on investment management.
Super VGA
Super VGA (SVGA) is a broad term that covers a wide range of computer display standards that extended IBM's VGA specification.
Text mode
Text mode is a computer display mode in which content is internally represented on a computer screen in terms of characters rather than individual pixels.
The Asahi Shimbun
is one of the five largest newspapers in Japan.
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The Nikkei
The Nikkei, also known as, is the flagship publication of Nikkei, Inc. (based in Tokyo) and the world's largest financial newspaper, with a daily circulation exceeding 1.73 million copies.
ThinkPad
ThinkPad is a line of business-oriented laptop computers and tablets, the early models of which were designed, developed and marketed by International Business Machines (IBM) starting in 1992.
Toshiba
is a Japanese multinational electronics company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Toshiba T3100
The Toshiba T3100 is a discontinued portable PC manufactured by Toshiba released in 1986.
Tseng Labs ET4000
The Tseng Labs ET4000 was a line of SVGA graphics controller chips during the early 1990s, commonly found in many 386/486 and compatible systems, with some models, notably the ET4000/W32 and later chips, offering graphics acceleration.
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Unicode
Unicode, formally The Unicode Standard, is a text encoding standard maintained by the Unicode Consortium designed to support the use of text in all of the world's writing systems that can be digitized.
Video Graphics Array
Video Graphics Array (VGA) is a video display controller and accompanying de facto graphics standard, first introduced with the IBM PS/2 line of computers in 1987, which became ubiquitous in the IBM PC compatible industry within three years.
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ViewMAX
ViewMAX is a CUA-compliant file manager supplied with DR DOS versions 5.0 and 6.0.
Virtual DOS machine
Virtual DOS machines (VDM) refer to a technology that allows running 16-bit/32-bit DOS and 16-bit Windows programs when there is already another operating system running and controlling the hardware.
See DOS/V and Virtual DOS machine
Windows 2000
Windows 2000 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft and oriented towards businesses.
Windows 3.1
Windows 3.1 is a major release of Microsoft Windows.
Windows 95
Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of operating systems. DOS/V and Windows 95 are DOS variants.
Windows Vista
Windows Vista is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft.
Windows XP
Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system.
X86
x86 (also known as 80x86 or the 8086 family) is a family of complex instruction set computer (CISC) instruction set architectures initially developed by Intel based on the 8086 microprocessor and its 8-bit-external-bus variant, the 8088.
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See also
1990 software
- AMPL
- Autodesk 3ds Max
- Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecasting System
- Band-in-a-Box
- CompuServe Information Manager
- Concurrent Versions System
- DOS/V
- Deluxe Paint Animation
- DiskDoubler
- Family Computer Emulator
- GEOS (16-bit operating system)
- ImageMagick
- Imagine (3D modeling software)
- JFS (file system)
- LightWave 3D
- NightMare
- PagePlus
- PaintShop Pro
- Realsoft 3D
- SAMPL
- Scream Tracker
- TINA (program)
- Turbo C++
- Video Toaster
- Virtual Light Machine
- WinHelp
- Windows 3.0
- Windows File Manager
- WorldWideWeb
DOS variants
- 4690 Operating System
- 86-DOS
- DOS Plus
- DOS/V
- DR-DOS
- FlexOS
- FreeDOS
- IBM PC DOS
- MS-DOS
- MS-DOS 4.0 (multitasking)
- MS-DOS 5 Beta
- Multiuser DOS
- PC-MOS/386
- PTS-DOS
- SISNE plus
- Star Trek project
- TSX-32
- Windows 95
- Windows 98
- Windows Me
- Z-DOS
Discontinued Microsoft operating systems
- DOS/V
- LAN Manager
- MS-DOS
- MS-DOS 4.0 (multitasking)
- MS-DOS 5 Beta
- MS-DOS 7
- MS-Net
- MSX-DOS
- Nokia Asha platform
- Nokia X platform
- OS/2
- Windows Embedded Compact
- Windows Mobile
- Windows MultiPoint Server
- Windows Phone
- Xenix
- Z-DOS
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DOS/V
Also known as $DISP.SYS, $FONT.SYS, $FONTX.SYS, $IAS.SYS, $PRN.SYS, $PRNESCP.SYS, $PRNUSER.SYS, DOS/V EXTENSION, DOS/V Extension 1.0, DOS/V Extension 2.0, DOS/V Extension V1.0, DOS/V Extension V2.0, DSPXVBE, DSPXVBE.EXE, FONTX, FONTX2, Hi-Text, IBM DOS/V, IBM DOS/V EXTENSION, IBM DOS/V Extension 1.0, IBM DOS/V Extension 2.0, IBM DOS/V Extension V1.0, IBM DOS/V Extension V2.0, J-DOS, OADG DOS/V, V-Text.
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