Template:Infobox MS-DOS version

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This infobox provides essential information on versions of MS-DOS.

Usage

MS-DOS 4

Version of MS-DOS
Version	4.x
Preliminary name	MS-DOS 3.40
Release date	1988-07
Replaces
MS-DOS 3
Replaced by
MS-DOS 5

The following code will result in the infobox to the right side:

{{ Infobox MS-DOS version
 | name = MS-DOS 4
 | version = 4.x
 | releasedate = 1988-07
 | preliminary = MS-DOS 3.40
 | latestbuild = 
 | support = 
 | replaces = [[MS-DOS 3]]
 | replaced-by = [[MS-DOS 5]]
}}

name

The marketing name for the particular MS-DOS release. Currently, this value must be provided or it will be blank.

version

This is the version number of the particular MS-DOS release.

codename, preliminary

Codenames and preliminary names for the particular MS-DOS release, if any. Please distinguish between a codename, which is only an internal term used to refer to the product, and a preliminary name, which is an official name that has been abandoned before the final release.

arch

A listing of architectures supported by the particular MS-DOS release. Tends to be "Intel" and then a number for the processor architecture during the time of the version's release.

latestbuild

Link to the latest version of the particular MS-DOS release.

releasedate

The original release date of the particular MS-DOS release, e.g. 2000-09 for MS-DOS 8.00. This can be set as a year/month if a complete date cannot be entered.

support

The end of support date for the particular MS-DOS release. This can be set as a year if a complete date cannot be entered. This can be set blank if the date is unknown.

replaces, replaced-by

Use this to link to the versions of MS-DOS that the particular release replaces or is replaced by.