mess-dos
/mes-dos/ (Or MS-DOG, Messy-DOS, mess-dross, mess-loss, mush-dos) Derisory term
for MS-DOS. Often followed by the ritual banishing "Just say No!"
Most hackers (even many MS-DOS hackers) loathe MS-DOS for its single-tasking
nature, its limits on application size, its nasty primitive interface, and its
ties to IBMness (see fear and loathing).
In Ireland and the UK it is sometimes called "Domestos" after a brand of toilet
cleanser.
[Jargon File]
(1994-11-16)
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