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/mesdos/ , n. [semi-obsolescent now that DOS is] Derisory term for MS-DOS.
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Often followed by the ritual banishing Just say No! See MS-DOS. Most hackers
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(even many MS-DOS hackers) loathed MS-DOS for its single-tasking nature, its
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limits on application size, its nasty primitive interface, and its ties to
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IBMness and Microsoftness (see fear and loathing ). Also mess-loss ,
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messy-dos , mess-dog , mess-dross , mush-dos , and various combinations
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thereof. In Ireland and the U.K. it is even sometimes called Domestos after
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a brand of toilet cleanser.
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