Home›Articles›Alike in function, incompatible in practice: CP/M-86 beside DOSArticleAlike in function, incompatible in practice: CP/M-86 beside DOSArticlesConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnCP/M-86, Systems Well-attested SourcesWikipedia: CP/M-86HistoryQuote, HistoryCP/M-86 and DOS had very similar functionality, but were not compatible because the system calls for the same functions and program file formats were different, so two versions of the same software had to be produced and marketed to run under both operating systems.View the SourceAtlas Article Vocabularytier 1AtlasComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.