Happy Birthday, MS-DOS -- 30 candles 27 July 1981- 27 July 2011

Happy Birthday, MS-DOS -- 30 candles ( 27 July 1981- 27 July 2011)
MS-DOS ( short for Microsoft Disk Operating System) is anoperating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for IBM PC compatible personal computers during the 1980s to the mid 1990s, until it was gradually superseded by operating systems offering a graphical user interface (GUI), in particular by various generations of the Microsoft Windows operating system.

The following versions of MS-DOS were released to the public.

• MS-DOS 1.x
  • Version 1.12 (OEM) - Compaq release of PC-DOS 1.10
  • Version 1.19 (OEM)^[7] - Zenith OEM
  • Version 1.25 (OEM) - Microsoft repackaging of PC-DOS 1.10
• MS-DOS 2.x - Support for 10 MB hard disk drives and tree-structure filing system
  • Version 2.0 (OEM)
  • Version 2.1 (OEM)
  • Version 2.11 (OEM)
  • Version 2.2 (OEM)
  • Version 2.21 (OEM)
• MS-DOS 3.x
  • Version 3.0 (OEM) - Support for larger hard disk drives
  • Version 3.1 (OEM) - Support for Microsoft Networks
  • Version 3.2 (OEM)
  • Version 3.21 (OEM)
  • Version 3.25 (OEM)
  • Version 3.3 (OEM)
  • Version 3.3a (OEM)
  • Version 3.3r (OEM)
  • Version 3.31 (OEM) - Compaq 3.31 supports FAT16 and larger drives.
  • Version 3.35 (OEM)
• MS-DOS 4.x - includes a graphical/mouse interface.
  • Version 4.00 (OEM)
  • Version 4.01 (OEM) - IBM patched Version 4.00 before Microsoft released it.
  • Version 4.01a (OEM)
• MS-DOS 5.x
  • Version 5.0 (Retail) - includes a full-screen editor. A number of bugs required reissue.
  • Version 5.0a (Retail) - With this release, IBM and Microsoft versions diverge.
  • Version 5.0.500 (WinNT) - All Windows NT 32-bit versions ship with files from DOS 5.0
• MS-DOS 6.x
  • Version 6.0 (Retail) - Online help through QBASIC. Disk compression and antivirus included.
  • Version 6.2 (Retail) - Microsoft and IBM alternate versions, IBM has 6.1, 6.3
  • Version 6.21 (Retail) - Stacker-infringing DBLSPACE removed.
  • Version 6.22 (Retail) - New DRVSPACE compression.
• MS-DOS 7.x
  • Version 7.0 (Win95,95A) - Support for long file names. New editor.
  • Version 7.1 (Win95B-Win98SE) - Support for FAT32 file system
• MS-DOS 8.0
  • Version 8.0 (WinME) - Integrated drivers for faster Windows loading.
  • Version 8.0 (WinXP) - DOS boot disks created by XP and later contain files from WinME. The internal DOS is still 5.0

Microsoft DOS was released through the OEM channel, until DRI released DR-DOS 5.0 as a retail upgrade. With PC-DOS 5.00.1, the IBM-Microsoft agreement started to end, and IBM entered the retail DOS market with IBMDOS 5.00.1, 5.02, 6.00 and PC-DOS 6.10, 6.30, 7.00 and 2000.

A number of beta versions have surfaced on the Internet, such as 5.0 (a ten-diskette version in the same vein as 4.0), 7.00 beta 1 (based on 6.00), 7.00 beta 2 (based on 6.22). An OEM source package for 6.00, and a late release of 6.2(b) have also been seen. These are not retail versions.

Solar Technology for Gadgets Samsung NC215 solar powered netbook

The Samsung NC215 solar powered netbook appeared first in Africa in May. And now you can already pre-order the Samsung NC215 on Amazon for $399. The shipping date is not published yet.

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The 10.1-inch Intel Atom N570 powered netbook has the lid covered with solar cells. Other features of the NC215 include 250GB HDD, 1GB RAM, Wifi 802.11n and Windows 7 Starter. 

Samsung is not really forward with information on how much benefit the solar panel is giving you. In any case it looks cool and gives you a green image right away. I heard that works well with the ladies.

Windows Phone 7.5 Toshiba-Fujitsu IS12T

Microsoft together with au by KDDI and Toshiba-Fujitsu announced the world’s first Windows Phone 7.5 device in Japan today – the Toshiba-Fujitsu IS12T. 

According to the official Microsoft Japan website, below are the full specifications of the new device:

Operating System	Windows Phone 7.5
Color	Magenta, Citrus, Black
Weight	Approx. 113g
Dimensions	Approx. 118mm x 59mm x 10.6mm
Talk time	400 minutes
Standby time	210 hours
Screen	3.7 inches (WVGA 800X480 pixels) Capacitive multi-touch touchscreen with fingerprint resistant coating TFT LCD screen
Camera	13.2 megapixels, auto-focus, LED flash
CPU	Qualcomm MSM8655
Memory	512MB RAM / 32GB Internal Memory
External Memory	N/A
Water/Dust Resistance	IPX5/IPX8, IP5X
Network	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev.A (Multi-carrier)
International Roaming	Yes (supports both GSM and CDMA networks)
GPS	Yes
Wi-Fi	IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth	2.1+ EDR
DLNA	Yes

The IS12T, produced by Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications, will offer a 3.7-inch screen paired to a 13.2-megapixel camera. It will arrive on Japanese store shelves by September or later, according to an IDG video uploaded to YouTube and posted on multiple news Websites, including PC World. The phone supports CDMA-based (Code Division Multiple Access-based) networks.

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