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Atari DOS

Atari DOS is the disk operating system used with the Atari 8-bit computers. Operating system extensions loaded into memory were required in order for an Atari computer to manage files stored on a disk drive. These extensions to the operating system added the disk handler and other file management features. The most important extension is the disk handler. In Atari DOS 2.0, this was the File Management System (FMS), an implementation of a file system loaded from a floppy disk. This meant at least an additional RAM was needed to run with DOS loaded. It is accessed by typing "DOS" at the BASIC or Assembler/Editor prompt to exit the cartridge, If DOS isn't loaded, on the 400 and 800, this exits to the memo pad, which is a text editor built into the firmware of those computers, or on XL and XE machines, the self test.

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Atari DOS is the disk operating system used with the Atari 8-bit computers. Operating system extensions loaded into memory were required in order for an Atari computer to manage files stored on a disk drive. These extensions to the operating system added the disk handler and other file management features. The most important extension is the disk handler. In Atari DOS 2.0, this was the File Management System (FMS), an implementation of a file system loaded from a floppy disk. This meant at least an additional RAM was needed to run with DOS loaded. It is accessed by typing "DOS" at the BASIC or Assembler/Editor prompt to exit the cartridge, If DOS isn't loaded, on the 400 and 800, this exits to the memo pad, which is a text editor built into the firmware of those computers, or on XL and XE machines, the self test.

Key claims

  1. publication date: 1984 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1979 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "1984". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1979". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370095770

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.