2 definitions found From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]: mess-dos /mes-dos/ n. [semi-obsolescent now that DOS is] Derisory term for MS-DOS. Often followed by the ritual banishing "Just say No!" See {{MS-DOS}}. Most hackers (even many MS-DOS hackers) loathed MS-DOS for its single-tasking nature, its limits on application size, its nasty primitive interface, and its ties to IBMness and Microsoftness (see {fear and loathing}). Also `mess-loss', `messy-dos', `mess-dog', `mess-dross', `mush-dos', and various combinations thereof. In Ireland and the U.K. it is even sometimes called `Domestos' after a brand of toilet cleanser. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: mess-dos /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!" Most hackers (even many {MS-DOS} hackers) loathe {MS-DOS} for its single-tasking nature, its limits on application size, its nasty primitive interface, and its ties to {IBM}ness (see {fear and loathing}). In Ireland and the UK it is sometimes called "Domestos" after a brand of toilet cleanser. [{Jargon File}] (1994-11-16)
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