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System file (DOS kernel) in PC DOS and DR-DOS

IBMDOS.COM is the filename of the IBM PC DOS and DR-DOS kernel. Loaded and initially invoked by the DOS BIOS in IBMBIO.COM during the boot process, it contains the hardware-independent parts of the operating system, including the embedded FAT12, FAT16 and, in newer versions, the FAT32 file system code, as well as the code to provide the DOS API to applications. Wikipedia →

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