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2 definitions for mess-dos From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) :
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.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :
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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