/mes-dos/ (Or MS-DOG, Messy-DOS, mess-dross, mess-loss,
mush-dos) Derisory term for
MS-DOS. Often followed by the
ritual banishing "Just say No!"
its single-tasking nature, its limits on application size, its
nasty primitive interface, and its ties to
IBMness (see
In Ireland and the UK it is sometimes called "Domestos" after
a brand of toilet cleanser.
(1994-11-16)