PTS-DOS
| PTS-DOS | |
|---|---|
| developer | PhysTechSoft, Ltd. Paragon |
| License (s) | proprietary |
| Current version | PTS-DOS 32 build 141 ( 2004 ) |
| Kernel | monolithic ( assembler ) |
| ancestry | PTS-DOS 6.4 to 6.5 ↳ PTS-DOS 6.6 ↳ PTS-DOS 32 (7.0) Paragon: ↳ PTS DOS 6.51CD ↳ PTS DOS 2000 Pro (7.0) |
| Architecture (s) |
IBM PC ( x86 from 8086 / 8088 ) (PTS-DOS 32: from 80386 ) |
| timeline | 1993: PTS-DOS 6.4 199x: PTS-DOS 6.5 1997: PTS DOS 6.51CD 199x: PTS-DOS 6.6 1999: PTS DOS 2000 Pro 1999: PTS-DOS 7.0 2004: PTS-DOS 32 build 141 |
| www.phystechsoft.ru/pts-dos | |
PTS-DOS is an MS-DOS replica from Russia . Almost the entire operating system is written in assembler and is therefore very compact and relatively fast. PTS-DOS differs more from MS-DOS than PC-DOS and DR-DOS . For example, instead of CONFIG.SYS there is a CONFIG.PTS file , which is syntactically different from the former and offers more configuration options.
There are two compatibility modes : In one mode, PTS-DOS is optimized for maximum free memory and high system performance, but compatibility suffers from this (e.g. Microsoft Windows 3.x can no longer be started). The other so-called "Windows compatibility mode" is more compatible, but offers less free DOS memory.
PTS-DOS was originally developed for the military by PhysTechSoft, a company founded in 1991, with the support of the Russian Ministry of Defense . After approval for commercial marketing, PTS-DOS 6.4 was released in 1993. After the release of version 6.5, some programmers left PhysTechSoft - allegedly because of gross differences of opinion on the development strategy of PTS-DOS - took the source code for PTS-DOS with them and founded their own company " Paragon " in order to further develop their version of PTS-DOS. The result was PTS DOS 6.51CD, which fixed some of the most serious bugs in PhysTechSoft's PTS-DOS 6.5. PhysTechSoft responded with the accusation that taking the source code with you violated copyright law and even Russian military laws, but then also released a bug-corrected version: PTS-DOS 6.6.
PhysTechSoft's PTS-DOS was renamed with version 6.7 to “PTS-DOS 2000”, the version 7.0 expanded to include FAT32 support then to “PTS-DOS 32”. In addition, PTS-DOS supports 32 hard disk access via LBA and the included XMS driver manages up to 4 GiB of RAM . In addition, PTS-DOS 32 requires at least a 386 processor.
Paragon's PTS DOS was offered as "Paragon DOS 2000 Pro" and also supported FAT32 and LBA . In the meantime Paragon has stopped the further development of PTS DOS and no longer offers the operating system, although it can still be purchased from other providers including source code.
Web links
- Manufacturer Paragon
- (unofficial) PTS-DOS FAQ homepage , as of February 5, 2005
See also
- For binary-compatible DOS operating systems, see → PC-compatible DOS
Individual evidence
- ↑ DOS History: PTS-DOS
- ↑ unofficial PTS-DOS FAQ , as of April 25, 2004
- ↑ PhysTechSoft PTS-DOS 2000
- ↑ PhysTechSoft PTS-DOS 32
- ↑ Paragon PTS DOS 2000 Pro ( Memento from July 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Paragon Knowledge Base. "Discontinued" PTS DOS. Paragon Software Group, archived from the original on August 19, 2011 ; accessed on August 17, 2011 : " Discontinued - PTS (Paragon) DOS "
- ^ Paragon Knowledge Base. PTSDOS 2000 Pro (end-user license) Demo / Trial. Paragon Software Group, accessed August 17, 2011 (No files available for download.): “ No files found. "
- ↑ PTSDOS 2000 Pro (end-user license). In: bettersoft.de software portal. SCIcom Frank Schöbel, accessed on August 17, 2011 : "Last change: August 20, 2007"