86-DOS

CP/M

86 DOS Version 0.1 C Serial # 11 (ORIGINAL DISK) (archive.org) This is the precursor to MS-DOS and is likely the oldest known version to survive. (I had previously uploaded Version 0.34, which was at the time thought to hold that honor.)

Inside the guidance system and computer of the Minuteman III nuclear missile (rightto.com) The Minuteman missile was introduced in 1962 as a key part of America’s nuclear deterrent. The Minuteman III missile is currently the only US land-based intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), with 400 missiles ready for launch, spread across five central states.1 The missile contains a precision guidance system, capable of delivering a warhead to a target 13,000 km away (8000 miles) with an accuracy of 200 meters (660 feet).

86-DOS Instruction Manual (patersontech.com) 86-DOS provides the tools needed to develop programs for the 8086, as well as a hardware-independent environment in which to run these programs. It is a very modular system. At its core is the disk file manager and I/O device handler, and everything else is considered a “user program”. This allows the system to be easily trailored to any custom requirements.

86-DOS (Wikipedia) 86-DOS (known internally as QDOS, for Quick and Dirty Operating System) is a discontinued operating system developed and marketed by Seattle Computer Products (SCP) for its Intel 8086-based computer kit.