Template:Infobox MS-DOS version/doc
This infobox provides essential information on versions of MS-DOS.
Usage[edit source]
Version of MS-DOS | |
Version | 4.x |
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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
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The marketing name for the particular MS-DOS release. Currently, this value must be provided or it will be blank.
version
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This is the version number of the particular MS-DOS release.
codename
, preliminary
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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
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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
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Link to the latest version of the particular MS-DOS release.
releasedate
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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
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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
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Use this to link to the versions of MS-DOS that the particular release replaces or is replaced by.