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MSDOS.SYS

system file (DOS kernel) in MS-DOS and configuration file in Windows 9x
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MSDOS.SYS

Summary

MSDOS.SYS is a configuration file[1]. MSDOS.SYS draws 51 Wikipedia views per month (configuration_file category, ranking #5 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • MSDOS.SYS's instance of is recorded as configuration file[3].
  • MSDOS.SYS's instance of is recorded as kernel[4].
  • MSDOS.SYS is part of Q47604[5].
  • MSDOS.SYS is part of Windows 9x[6].
  • MSDOS.SYS's said to be the same as is recorded as IBMDOS.COM[7].
  • MSDOS.SYS's said to be the same as is recorded as DRBDOS.SYS[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include configuration file[3] and kernel[4].

Use and Application

Part of include Q47604[5], a DOS[9], founded in 1981[10] and Windows 9x[6], an operating system[11], founded in 1995[12].

Why It Matters

MSDOS.SYS draws 51 Wikipedia views per month (configuration_file category, ranking #5 of 10).[2] MSDOS.SYS has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] MSDOS.SYS is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Windows 9x

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). MSDOS.SYS. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/msdos-sys
MLA “MSDOS.SYS.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/msdos-sys.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_msdos-sys_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{MSDOS.SYS}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/msdos-sys}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): MSDOS.SYS — https://4ort.xyz/entity/msdos-sys (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · KenntnisseSchüler · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Part of → Q47604, Windows 9x
    Instance of → configuration file, kernel
    Instance of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q936292]]"
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