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)