5 Sep
2003
5 Sep
'03
9:20 a.m.
Went to a surplus store today and found a package that said that it was
"MOS Operating System" and that it was a multi-user system and that it was
MS-DOS compatible. Does anyone know anything about it? I've never heard of
it before. The package was sealed so I couldn't open it to read any details.
Joe
5 Sep
5 Sep
11:08 a.m.
Sure. One of my customers was running it before we replaced it with Pick. It
was rather cute... multi-user DOS. It ran on one PC, the other users used
dumb terminals. I SEEM to recall that it might have supported some users
connected via some odd network cable, but I think it was serial. Each user
basically got their own "C:\" prompt. You could only run character-based
applications though.
Jay West
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe" <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 11:25 PM
Subject: MOS operating System?
Went to a surplus store today and found a package that
said that it was
"MOS Operating System" and that it was a multi-user system and that it was
MS-DOS compatible. Does anyone know anything about it? I've never heard of
it before. The package was sealed so I couldn't open it to read any
details.
Joe
2:11 p.m.
Hi,
Sure. One of my customers was running it before we
replaced it with Pick. It
was rather cute... multi-user DOS. It ran on one PC, the other users used
dumb terminals. I SEEM to recall that it might have supported some users
connected via some odd network cable, but I think it was serial. Each user
basically got their own "C:\" prompt. You could only run character-based
applications though.
MOS (also called PC/MOS, and the later PC/MOS-386) were
multi-user,
single-tasking versions of a DOS, more or less compatible with the
MS- and PC-DOS systems. MOS ran on the larger 286 and 386 systems,
and DID use their hardware segmentation (286) and protection (386)
support.
As Jay already said, MOS presented each session with its own DOS
shell (command prompt). I cant remember for sure, but I believe
there was no system-level security, meaning, no login support or
concept of "users".
MOS was very, very popular (in Holland) in the BBS world, where
several nodes could be run off a single (fast) PC using PC-MOS,
a package like RBBS-PC (or Lynx), and FIDO and/or MAILER software,
preferrably used with multispeed buffered serial drivers.
Cheers,
Fred
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9 Sep
9 Sep
8:40 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred N. van Kempen" <waltje(a)pdp11.nl>
MOS (also called PC/MOS, and the later PC/MOS-386)
were multi-user,
single-tasking versions of a DOS, more or less compatible with the
MS- and PC-DOS systems. MOS ran on the larger 286 and 386 systems,
and DID use their hardware segmentation (286) and protection (386)
support.
And bloody difficult to find - been after it for years :-(
cheers,
Lance
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10 Sep
10 Sep
1:24 a.m.
I know where there's a new sealed box of MOS. Do you want it?
Joe
At 04:09 PM 9/6/03 +1000, you wrote:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred N. van Kempen" <waltje(a)pdp11.nl>
MOS (also called PC/MOS, and the later
PC/MOS-386) were multi-user,
single-tasking versions of a DOS, more or less compatible with the
MS- and PC-DOS systems. MOS ran on the larger 286 and 386 systems,
and DID use their hardware segmentation (286) and protection (386)
support.
And bloody difficult to find - been after it for years :-(
cheers,
Lance
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telnet://commodore.thebbs.org
Since 1987 - Australia's oldest Amiga BBS //
11 Sep
11 Sep
12:52 a.m.
OK I'll pick it up tomorrow if it's still there. (I expect that it is).
Shoot me your address and I'll let you know how much postage is.
Joe
At 04:03 PM 9/11/03 +1000, you wrote:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe" <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 10:53 PM
Subject: Re: MOS operating System?
I know where there's a new sealed box of
MOS. Do you want it?
Please!
cheers,
Lance
1:02 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe" <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: MOS operating System?
OK I'll pick it up tomorrow if it's still
there. (I expect that it is).
Shoot me your address and I'll let you know how much postage is.
4 Pioneer St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
21 Oct
21 Oct
12:31 p.m.
lance,
I mailed the MOS package to you today. I mailed it airmail as you
requested. It costs $32.75!!!!
Joe
At 10:53 PM 9/11/03 +1000, you wrote:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe" <rigdonj(a)cfl.rr.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: MOS operating System?
OK I'll pick it up tomorrow if it's
still there. (I expect that it is).
Shoot me your address and I'll let you know how much postage is.
4 Pioneer St
Bathurst NSW 2795
Australia
10 Sep
10 Sep
5:21 a.m.
At 04:09 PM 9/6/03 +1000, you wrote:
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred N. van Kempen" <waltje(a)pdp11.nl>
I have Digital Research Concurrent DOS/386. I've never installed it, but
MOS (also called PC/MOS, and the later
PC/MOS-386) were multi-user,
single-tasking versions of a DOS, more or less compatible with the
MS- and PC-DOS systems. MOS ran on the larger 286 and 386 systems,
and DID use their hardware segmentation (286) and protection (386)
support.
And bloody difficult to find - been after it for years :-( from the .NFO file it sounds like a similar system.
7:46 a.m.
New subject: DPMI, Multiuser DOS, etc (was: Re: MOS operating System?)
MOS (also called PC/MOS, and the later PC/MOS-386)
were multi-user,
single-tasking versions of a DOS, more or less compatible with the
MS- and PC-DOS systems. MOS ran on the larger 286 and 386 systems,
and DID use their hardware segmentation (286) and protection (386)
support.
And bloody difficult to find - been after it for years :-( 
8:10 a.m.
New subject: DPMI, Multiuser DOS, etc (was: Re: MOS operating System?)
And bloody difficult to find - been after it for years
:-(
I have Digital Research Concurrent DOS/386. I've never installed it, but
from the .NFO file it sounds like a similar system.
8:35 a.m.
New subject: DPMI, Multiuser DOS, etc (was: Re: MOS operating System?)
On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, Gene Buckle wrote:
Most probably... I have a program that either requires no
"emm386"
be present (so it can handle that stuff itself), or one that does
full DPMI (32-bit) so it can use that... from what I have been
told, that means something like 386MAX, or QEMM, or something to
that liking....
Cheers,
Fred
--
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Visit the VAXlab Project at http://www.pdp11.nl/VAXlab/
Visit the Archives at http://www.pdp11.nl/
Email: waltje(a)pdp11.nl BUSSUM, THE NETHERLANDS / Sunnyvale, CA, USA
If anyone here
has it, please.. contact me offline!
Would QEMM work?
6:26 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Ido" <drido(a)optushome.com.au>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 2:07 AM
Subject: Re: MOS operating System?
I have Digital Research Concurrent DOS/386. I've
never installed it, but
from the .NFO file it sounds like a similar system.
Any chance of getting a copy ?
cheers,
Lance
11 Sep
11 Sep
1:31 a.m.
MOS (also called PC/MOS, and the later PC/MOS-386)
were multi-user,
single-tasking versions of a DOS, more or less compatible with the
MS- and PC-DOS systems. MOS ran on the larger 286 and 386 systems,
and DID use their hardware segmentation (286) and protection (386)
support.
And bloody difficult to find - been after it for years
:-(
cheers,
Lance
// http://commodore.thebbs.org
telnet://commodore.thebbs.org
Since 1987 - Australia's oldest Amiga BBS //
Are you looking for PC-MOS? I have a boxed copy of PC-MOS/386 here with
manuals and disks. Contact me off list if interested. I am in the US but
will ship it anywhere. It shouldn't be to much to ship, it come in one
slipcase binder.
Greg Manuel
gmanuel at gmconsulting.net
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1:54 a.m.
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, G Manuel wrote:
Oooh! See, Lance? Sometimes, just mentioning it will get you
what you were looking for... everyone here has boxes full of
stuff they pretty much forgot (or wan to forget) about ;-)
--fred
MOS (also
called PC/MOS, and the later PC/MOS-386) were multi-user,
single-tasking versions of a DOS, more or less compatible with the
MS- and PC-DOS systems. MOS ran on the larger 286 and 386 systems,
and DID use their hardware segmentation (286) and protection (386)
support.
And bloody difficult to find - been after it for
years :-(
cheers,
Lance
// http://commodore.thebbs.org
telnet://commodore.thebbs.org
Since 1987 - Australia's oldest Amiga BBS //
Are you looking for PC-MOS? I have a boxed copy of PC-MOS/386 here with
manuals and disks. Contact me off list if interested. I am in the US but
will ship it anywhere. It shouldn't be to much to ship, it come in one
slipcase binder. 
5 Sep
5 Sep
2:15 p.m.
On Thu, 4 Sep 2003, Joe wrote:
Went to a surplus store today and found a package that
said that it was
"MOS Operating System" and that it was a multi-user system and that it was
MS-DOS compatible. Does anyone know anything about it? I've never heard of
it before. The package was sealed so I couldn't open it to read any details.
Hmm, I have this but never really looked at it. I came across it the
other day among the piles of boxes waiting to be unpacked. If I see it in
the next week or so I'll put it and check it out.
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