On Sat, October 26, 2013 8:28 pm, Urs Koenig \(QL\) wrote:
> Let's throw in a new topic to get more relaxed.
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> Domesdos was the working title of the operation system for the Sinclair
> ZX83
> which eventually became QDOS for the Sinclair QL.
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> In a CONFIDENTIONAL (at that time) document dated 26 October 1983 (hey,
> that's today 30 years ago), Tony Tebby wrote: "The changes from Version
> 0.05
> are mostly in the internal organisation. These reflect the change in
> emphasis from a small machine to a 128Kbyte minimum configuration, a high
> probability that a 512Kbyte expansion will be available at launch, a hard
> disk will be available soon after, and the machine is a flagship of a new
> line."
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> Decades later, back in 2009, TT wrote in a series of articles called "25
> years" in the QL Today magazine: "ln a fit of hubris over this "design for
> reliability" approach, the new operating system was called Domesdos {a
> home
> {domestic) DOS, even though it was designed for business use and it was a
> ROM operating system and not a disk operating system) after the slogan for
> a
> brand of bleach "Domestos" which "kills 99% of all known germs (bugs)."
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> Even 30 years later no single operating system has proved to be bug free.
> Time to dig out Domes*os... ;-)
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> Access the PDF of the 1983 Domesdos documentation:
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> http://tinyurl.com/prsaafh
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> Enjoy the weekend, Urs
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Excellent bit of history there Urs...It is interesting that it refers to a program called Fred (wasn't that on the original QL Games cartridge?) and also QPAC - QPAC1 only hit the market in 1985 - I wonder if it was therefore conceived in 1983 !! Rich www.rwapsoftware.co.uk www.sellmyretro.com _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
