It was also the underlying basic operating system on which early versions of Windows ran as a GUI. Ultimately, it was the key product in Microsoft's development from a programming language company to a diverse softwareĭevelopment firm, providing the company with essential revenue and marketing resources. Progressive version releases delivered support for other mass storage media in ever greater sizes and formats, along with added feature support for newer processorsĪnd rapidly evolving computer architectures. MS-DOS was targeted at Intel 8086 processors running on computer hardware using floppy disks to store and access not only the operating system, but application software and user data as well. It is an OS for x86-based personal computers mostly developed by Microsoft and released in 1981 as PC DOS 1.0. Dangerous Dave A franchise created by John Romero in 1988, featuring a man named Dave as the main protagonist. The brainbox earned legions of fans on the quiz show and earned him the nickname 'Tremendous Knowledge Dave'. With MS DOS - Microsoft Disk Operating System. EGGHEADS star Dave Rainford has died aged 51.

Online emulated version of Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion was originally developed for the IBM PC and compatible computers, Dave Chappelle ’s latest Saturday Night Live monologue is predictably beginning to attract controversy, but not for the reasons that many expected it would. Dangerous Dave is a 1988 computer game by John Romero. A rather a-typical platform game, in Dave 2 you run through a huge mansion with many different levels, battling all kinds of monsters and collecting items (yes, mostly bonus points). Rating (36 users voted) IBM PC with MS-DOS MobyGames' description says it all: ' Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion (a.k.a Dave 2) is a sequel to original surprisingly successful Dangerous Dave.