 PhysTechSoft PTS - DOS Version 7.00 Revision 0 (PTS-DOS 7.0 Beta version) | |
| Developer | PhysTechSoft & Paragon Technology Systems |
|---|---|
| OS family | DOS |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Closed source |
| Initial release | 1993 |
| Latest release | PTS-DOS 32 |
| Platforms | x86 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic kernel |
| Influenced by | MS-DOS |
| Default user interface | Command-line interface (COMMAND.COM) |
| License | Proprietary |
| Official website | phystechsoft |
PTS-DOS (aka PTS/DOS) is a disk operating system, a DOS clone, developed in Russia by PhysTechSoft and Paragon Technology Systems.
History and versions[edit]
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.[1][2] The version numbering followed MS-DOS version numbers, as Microsoft released MS-DOS 6.2 in November 1993.
In 1995, some programmers left PhysTechSoft and founded Paragon Technology Systems. They took source code with them and released their own version named PTS/DOS 6.51CD as well as S/DOS 1.0 ("Source DOS"), a stripped down open-source version. According to official PhysTechSoft announcements, these programmers violated both copyright laws and Russian military laws,[3] as PTS-DOS was developed in close relationship with Russia's military and thus may be subject to military secrets law.
PhysTechSoft continued development on their own and released PTS-DOS v6.6 somewhere between[3] and presented PTS-DOS v6.65 at the CeBIT exhibition in 1997.[2] The next version from PhysTechSoft, formally PTS/DOS Extended Version 6.70[4] was labeled PTS-DOS 2000 and is still being distributed as a last 16-bit PTS-DOS system, as of 2007[update].
Paragon continued their PTS-DOS line and released Paragon DOS Pro 2000 (also known and labeled in some places as PTS/DOS Pro 2000). According to Paragon, this was the last version and all development since then ceased. Moreover, this release contained bundled source code of older PTS-DOS v6.51.[4]
Later, PhysTechSoft continued developing PTS-DOS and finally released PTS-DOS 32, formally known as PTS-DOS v7.0,[4] which added support for the FAT32 file system.
PTS-DOS is certified by the Russian Ministry of Defense.[5]
Commands[edit]
The following list of commands are supported by PTS-DOS 2000 Pro.[6]
- APPEND
- ASK
- ASSIGN
- ATTR
- BEEP
- BREAK
- CALL
- CD
- CHDIR
- CHKDSK
- CHOICE
- CLS
- COMMAND
- COPY
- CTTY
- DATE
- DEBUG
- DEL
- DIR
- DISKCOPY
- DISP
- ECHO
- ECHONLF
- ERASE
- EXE2BIN
- EXIT
- FDISK
- FIND
- FOR
- FORMAT
- GOTO
- HISTORY
- IF
- JOIN
- KEYB
- LABEL
- LOADFIX
- MD
- MEM
- MKDIR
- MKZOMBIE
- MODE
- MORE
- NLSFUNC
- PATH
- PAUSE
- PROMPT
- RD
- RDZOMBIE
- REM
- REN
- RENAME
- REPLACE
- RMDIR
- SET
- SETDRV
- SETVER
- SHARE
- SHIFT
- SORT
- SUBST
- SYS
- TIME
- TREE
- TYPE
- UNINSTALL
- VER
- VERIFY
- VOL
Exclusive commands[edit]
UNINSTALL[edit]
This command is specific to PTS/DOS 2000.[7] 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[edit]
- Intel 80286 CPU or better
- 512 KB RAM or more
See also[edit]
- Comparison of DOS operating systems
- АДОС, unrelated to Russian MS-DOS
- Russian MS-DOS
References[edit]
- ^ "MS-DOS-Clone made in Russia". Computerwoche. 1994-05-06. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
- ^ a b Official PhysTechSoft site: About PhysTechSoft
- ^ a b Unofficial PTS-DOS FAQ in English
- ^ a b c Unofficial PTS-DOS FAQ in German
- ^ Official PhysTechSoft site: Operating System PTS-DOS 2000
- ^ "PTS-DOS 2000 Pro User Manual" (PDF). Buggingen, Germany: Paragon Technology GmbH. 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-05-12. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "PTS DOS 2000 Pro User Manual" (PDF).
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