mess-dos

mess-dos

/mes-dos/ (Or MS-DOG, Messy-DOS, mess-dross, mess-loss,mush-dos) Derisory term for MS-DOS. Often followed by theritual banishing "Just say No!"

Most hackers (even many MS-DOS hackers) loathe MS-DOS forits single-tasking nature, its limits on application size, itsnasty primitive interface, and its ties to IBMness (seefear and loathing).

In Ireland and the UK it is sometimes called "Domestos" aftera brand of toilet cleanser.