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PTS-DOS (also punctuated as PTS/DOS) is clone of Microsoft's disk operating system, MS-DOS, developed in Russia by PhysTechSoft and Paragon Technology Systems. It was initially released in 1993.

History and versions

PhysTechSoft was formed in 1991 in Moscow, Russia by graduates and members of MIPT, informally known as PhysTech. At the end of 1993, PhysTechSoft released the first commercially available PTS-DOS as PTS-DOS v6.4. Paragon's description is (quote)

  • Purpose: Restores the booting of a system installed before PTS-DOS on the disk and restores its the boot sector.
  • Syntax: UNINSTALL filename [drive:]

Hardware requirements

  • Intel 80286 CPU or better
  • 512 KB RAM or more

See also

  • Comparison of DOS operating systems
  • АДОС, unrelated to Russian MS-DOS
  • Russian MS-DOS

References

  • Unofficial PTS-DOS FAQ
  • Paragon GmbH homepage