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mess-dos
(foldoc) | mess-dos
/mes-dos/ (Or MS-DOG, Messy-DOS, mess-dross, mess-loss,
mush-dos) Derisory term for MS-DOS. Often followed by the
ritual banishing "Just say No!"
Most hackers (even many MS-DOS hackers) loathe MS-DOS for
its single-tasking nature, its limits on application size, its
nasty primitive interface, and its ties to IBMness (see
fear and loathing).
In Ireland and the UK it is sometimes called "Domestos" after
a brand of toilet cleanser.
[Jargon File]
(1994-11-16)
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mess-dos
(jargon) | mess-dos
/mes·dos/, n.
[semi-obsolescent now that DOS is] Derisory term for MS-DOS. Often followed
by the ritual banishing “Just say No!” See MS-DOS. Most hackers (even
many MS-DOS hackers) loathed MS-DOS for its single-tasking nature, its
limits on application size, its nasty primitive interface, and its ties to
IBMness and Microsoftness (see fear and loathing). Also mess-loss,
messy-dos, mess-dog, mess-dross, mush-dos, and various combinations
thereof. In Ireland and the U.K. it is even sometimes called ‘Domestos’
after a brand of toilet cleanser.
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