CNET

Disks formatted in MS-DOS mode using Disk Utility may not work with devices

A MacFixIt reader reports issues formatting disks in MS-DOS FAT using Apple's Disk Utility. When storage devices (in this case, flash memory cards) are formatted using Disk Utility, they may not be ...
Yahoo

This long-lost, earliest MS-DOS precursor was discovered in a floppy disk collection

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The floppy disk contains the oldest version of 86-DOS thought to still exist. Although long-abandoned for far more advanced ...
Computerworld

Creating an MS-DOS Boot Disk

I recently said that an MS-DOS boot disk couldn’t be created in Windows 2000. As several readers pointed out, this isn’t quite true. An MS-DOS boot disk can be created using files located on the ...
Ars Technica

Creating DOS Bootable USB Drive for Thinkpad T30

I need to update the firmware of the DVD drive in my laptop (Thinkpad T30 2366-92U); to do this I have to boot in DOS and run the firmware update. The catch-22 is that my DVD and floppy drive can't ...
Ars Technica

Clone DOS disk?

I need to clone a failing IDE hard drive that powers an industrial gear analyzer (proprietary software). Hooking it up to an XP PC via a USB dock results in the HDD being seen as a removable disk but ...
Computerworld

Full Disk Encryption Dos and Don’ts

Encryption Dos and Don’ts DO prep the machine. According to Girard, the biggest mistake people make when installing encryption is failing to ensure the machine is clean and running properly beforehand ...
CCM

Complete list of MS-DOS commands

You will find the complete list of MS-DOS commands below. However, MS-DOS commands are not the same as Windows command line commands or Powershell commands. MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System) is ...