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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