MS-DOS 1.x
Originally 86-DOS, written by Tim Paterson of Seattle Computer Products, DOS was a rough clone of CP/M for 8086 based hardware. Microsoft purchased it and licensed it to IBM for use with Microsoft's IBM PC language products. In 1982, Microsoft began licensing DOS to other OEMs that ported it to their custom x86 hardware and IBM PC clones.
For IBM-specific releases, please see the IBM PC-DOS product page.
Release notes
DOS 1.x was very limited in what it could do. It could start applications (.COM and .EXE), and process batch files (.BAT). PC-DOS 1.0 worked with 160KB floppies and did not support folders (all files had to be in the root). The command interpreter supported the following commands:
- DIR, TYPE, COPY, ERASE, RENAME
- PAUSE, REM
No pipes, redirection, or device drivers were supported. The DOS API in 1.0 was very limited.
MS-DOS 1.25, the equivalent of PC-DOS 1.10, was the first version licensed to OEMs beyond IBM or Seattle Computer Products.
Some vendors labeled their versions of MS-DOS with different names and version numbers. All of the versions here are believed to be based off of MS-DOS 1.25, even if the vendor called it something else.
Installation instructions
Important: Many of these OEM versions will only run on the specific computers they were designed for. Others may boot on an IBM PC, but certain devices or tools may not operate. Some require special disk formats or drive hardware, such as 8" floppy drives.
Most of these images need to be written with ImageDisk, or some other DOS based disk writer. WinImage can not handle the file system on most DOS 1.x disks.
Those that are compatible with the IBM PC (Such as the Columbia Data Products OEM) can be mounted and booted in an emulator such as MESS or PCE.
Please see the documentation included with each for specifics.
Wanted: Eagle 1600 MS-DOS 1.25 with hard disk diag disk.
Downloads
| Download name | Version | Language | Architecture | File size | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MS-DOS 1.25 (Z-DOS) (5-27-1983) [Zenith Z-100] (5.25-320kb) |
1.25 (Z-DOS) (5-27-1983) [Zenith Z-100] | English |
|
371.87KB | 28 |
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MS-DOS 1.25 (Z-DOS) (8-11-1983) [Zenith Z-100] (5.25-320kb) |
1.25 (Z-DOS) (8-11-1983) [Zenith Z-100] | English |
|
419.81KB | 3 |
|
MS-DOS 1.25 [CDP OEM R2.11] (5.25-320k) |
1.25 [CDP OEM R2.11] | English |
|
399.9KB | 5 |
 MS-DOS 1.25 [CDP OEM R2.11] Manual |
1.25 [CDP OEM R2.11] | English |
|
25.56MB | 0 |
|
MS-DOS 1.25 [Compaq OEM r1.10 Rev B] (5.25-320k) |
1.25 [Compaq OEM r1.10 Rev B] | English |
|
639.32KB | 3 |
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MS-DOS 1.25 [Compaq OEM r1.10] Manuals (Dec 1982) |
1.25 [Compaq OEM r1.10] | English |
|
177.02MB | 1 |
|
MS-DOS 1.25 [Compaq OEM r1.11] (5.25-320k) |
1.25 [Compaq OEM r1.11] | English |
|
1.33MB | 9 |
|
MS-DOS 1.25 [Compaq OEM r1.12] (5.25-320k) |
1.25 [Compaq OEM r1.12] | English |
|
247.58KB | 5 |
|
MS-DOS 1.25 [Compaq OEM r1.1x] Manual |
1.25 [Compaq OEM r1.1x] | English |
|
31.47MB | 3 |
 MS-DOS 1.25 [CompuSystems OEM] [IBM DisplayWriter] (SSSD-8 inch) |
1.25 [CompuSystems OEM] | English |
|
357.99KB | 0 |
|
MS-DOS 1.25 [Corona Data Systems OEM (BIOS 1.03)] (5.25-320k) |
1.25 [Corona OEM (BIOS 1.03)] | English |
|
67.35KB | 0 |
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MS-DOS 1.25 [Corona Data Systems OEM (BIOS 1.07)] (5.25-320k) |
1.25 [Corona OEM (BIOS 1.07)] | English |
|
132.82KB | 0 |
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MS-DOS 1.25 [Eagle PC OEM] (5.25-320K) |
1.25 [Eagle PC OEM] | English |
|
83.6MB | 0 |
|
MS-DOS 1.25 [Hyperion] (5.25-320k) |
1.25 [Hyperion] | English |
|
338.53KB | 1 |
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MS-DOS 1.25 [Micromint MPX-16] (5.25-160k) |
1.25 [Micromint MPX-16] | English |
|
129.46KB | 1 |
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MS-DOS 1.25 [Panasonic JB-3000] (5.25-160k) |
1.25 [Panasonic JB-3000] | English |
|
1.42MB | 0 |
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MS-DOS 1.25 [Panasonic JB-3000] (8-inch DSDD) |
1.25 [Panasonic OEM] [JB-3000] | English |
|
104.37KB | 0 |
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MS-DOS 1.25 [SCP OEM] [SCP Cromemco S-100] (8-inch DSDD) |
1.25 [SCP OEM][SCP Cromemco S-100] | English |
|
435.34KB | 0 |
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MS-DOS 1.25 [SCP OEM] [SCP Tarbell S-100] (8-inch SSSD) |
1.25 [SCP OEM] [SCP Tarbell S-100] | English |
|
308.68KB | 1 |
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MS-DOS 1.25 [Sanyo MBC-550 OEM r1.00] (5.25-160k) |
1.25 [Sanyo MBC-550 OEM r1.00] | English |
|
112.21KB | 2 |
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MS-DOS 1.25 [TI Professional Computer OEM r1.13] (5.25-320k) |
1.25 [TI Professional Computer OEM r1.13 | English |
|
206.99KB | 0 |
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MS-DOS 1.25 [TI Professional Computer OEM r1.13] Manual |
1.25 [TI Professional Computer OEM r1.13 | English |
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36.07MB | 1 |
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MS-DOS 1.25 [Zenith Z100 PC] (5.25-320k) |
1.25 [Zenith Z100 PC] | English |
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205.51KB | 1 |
 MS-DOS 1.25 for Commodore CBM B Series |
1.25 for Commodore CBM B Series | English |
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90.65KB | 0 |