mess-dos
: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.
Jargon File Version 4.3.1, 29 JUN 2001 =
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