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'''RS-DOS''' ('''R'''adio '''S'''hack '''D'''isk '''O'''perating '''S'''ystem) was the primary disk operating system for the [[Tandy]]/[[Radio Shack]] TRS-80 Color Computer series, commonly referred to as the CoCo. It was developed by [[Tandy Corporation]] and was based on [[Microsoft]]'s [[BASIC]] interpreter with additional disk I/O functionality.

== Overview ==
RS-DOS was the standard disk operating system for early TRS-80 Color Computers before being largely replaced by third-party alternatives such as [[OS-9]] and [[DragonDOS]]. Unlike [[MS-DOS]], RS-DOS was not a standalone operating system but rather an extension of the built-in [[Color BASIC]], adding disk commands and file management features.

== Features ==
* Provided basic file management capabilities, including [[LOAD]], [[SAVE]], [[RUN]], and [[DIR]] commands.
* Used a proprietary [[Disk File System]] that differed from common FAT-based file systems.
* Supported up to 35 tracks per disk and single-sided, single-density [[floppy disks]].
* Required the Color Computer Disk Extended BASIC ROM for operation.
* Lacked multitasking or advanced memory management features.

== Limitations ==
RS-DOS had several limitations:
* It did not support subdirectories or hierarchical file structures.
* Disk access was relatively slow compared to later systems.
* It lacked built-in support for hard drives or non-floppy disk storage.

== Successors ==
As computing demands increased, RS-DOS was gradually replaced by more powerful operating systems such as [[OS-9 Level 1]] and [[OS-9 Level 2]], which provided multitasking and a Unix-like environment. Other third-party DOS implementations, such as [[Disk Extended Color BASIC]] and [[DragonDOS]], also emerged to expand the capabilities of the TRS-80 Color Computer.

== See Also ==
* [[TRS-80 Color Computer]]
* [[Color BASIC]]
* [[OS-9 System]]
* [[DragonDOS]]

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 == Overview ==
-RS-DOS was the standard disk operating system for early TRS-80 Color Computers before being largely replaced by third-party alternatives such as [[OS-9]] and [[DragonDOS]]. Unlike [[MS-DOS]], RS-DOS was not a standalone operating system but rather an extension of the built-in [[Color BASIC]], adding disk commands and file management features.
+RS-DOS was the standard disk operating system for early TRS-80 Color Computers before being largely replaced by third-party alternatives such as [[OS-9]] and [[Dragon DOS]]. Unlike [[MS-DOS]], RS-DOS was not a standalone operating system but rather an extension of the built-in [[Color BASIC]], adding disk commands and file management features.
 == Features ==
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 == Successors ==
-As computing demands increased, RS-DOS was gradually replaced by more powerful operating systems such as [[OS-9 Level 1]] and [[OS-9 Level 2]], which provided multitasking and a Unix-like environment. Other third-party DOS implementations, such as [[Disk Extended Color BASIC]] and [[DragonDOS]], also emerged to expand the capabilities of the TRS-80 Color Computer.
+As computing demands increased, RS-DOS was gradually replaced by more powerful operating systems such as [[OS-9 Level 1]] and [[OS-9 Level 2]], which provided multitasking and a Unix-like environment. Other third-party DOS implementations, such as [[Disk Extended Color BASIC]] and [[Dragon DOS]], also emerged to expand the capabilities of the TRS-80 Color Computer.
 == See Also ==
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 * [[Color BASIC]]
 * [[OS-9 System]]
-* [[DragonDOS]]
+* [[Dragon DOS]]
 [[Category:System Software]]

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Polluks at 20:12, 3 March 2025

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