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Isn't Windows more abstract than just a frontend[0]? I.e., Windows/386 added protected mode and other features.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows#Early_versio...

To be honest I was being flippant with that Windows remark but you’re right to call me out for it.

Microsoft get a lot of stick but Windows of the 90s do bring a lot to table. And by 9x DOS was basically a boot loader.

Yeah, this was a common misconception - due to the fact you could boot into Windows (up to 95) from DOS, people assumed it was just a frontend program.

Not just up to 95, you could boot into Windows ME from DOS too.

But I agree that DOS was effectively just a bootloader for the 9x era of Windows. I was just being flippant in my previous post however you guys are right to call me on it.

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