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The operating system diskette for this PC just happened to be running MS-DOS 5.0, so that was where I started. MS-DOS 5.0 is actually a fairly significant release of the operating system.

Windows 1.0 (1985) Iconic! Windows 1.0 marked the transition from the text-based world of MS-DOS into the visual world of the GUI, which had taken off with 1983’s release of the Apple Lisa.

This gave access to MS-DOS and enabled the first tests, followed by benchmarking. Benchmarking MS-DOS on a system this fast turned out to be somewhat messy with puzzling results.

If you are an eighties or nineties kid and want to relive your childhood with the MS-DOS games, check these five websites to play those games.