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> “32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor, written by a 2 bit company, that can't stand 1 bit of competition.”

DOS was a 16 bit operating system. The 8088 (the processor of the IBM-PC) was an 16 bit (if you consider the instruction set) or 8 bit (if you consider the width of the data bus) processor.




CP/M was an 8-bit operating system.


to be fair the 8088 was essentially the same die as an 8086 with an 8-bit bus .... memory was expensive back then


The OP referenced is what is called a 'joke'. Oddly, 'jokes' are not always intended to be pedantically accurate.




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