Windows precursor Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Tuesday, August 22, 2017 · 27-Across
Appeared in 2 New York Times Crosswords between December 2009 and August 2017.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · August 22, 2017 · 27-Across · 5 letters
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Initialism of Microsoft Disk Operating System, an operating system for IBM-compatible personal computers in the 1980s and 1990s, eventually succeeded by standalone versions of Microsoft Windows.
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