Command Prompt and What You Can Expect
In 1985, Microsoft brought a graphical interface for MS-DOS: it will be the first version of Windows. Windows will remain the graphical interface of MS-DOS, up to Windows 3.1. As of Windows 95, MS-DOS has been phased out. For the general public, Windows XP will be the first Windows to no longer use MS-DOS. With the windows 10 cmd the process happens to be perfect now.
The present
However even if MS-DOS is no longer used these days, it is possible to find elements directly inherited from MS-DOS, such as the notation of hard disks using letters (“C:”, “D:” etc.), and the fact that the “C:” drive is the primary hard drive.
Anecdote: why the disc “C:” and not “A:”?
This notation originates from the first IBM-PC and MS-DOS 1. At the time, there was no hard drive; the computer used one or two floppy drives. These readers had driven letters: “A:” and “B:” Since computers generally could not accommodate more than two floppy drives, these drive letters are reserved for their potential uses.
Then comes the hard drives. The first letter following being the letter “C:” This is how the first hard drive gets its famous letter “C:” The command prompt is also an inheritance from MS-DOS, but a legacy that has evolved. If MS-DOS has disappeared, this tool, which looks close to MS-DOS, persists, this allows the configuration and maintenance of the computer via commands. The command prompt executable is no longer “command.com” but “cmd.exe”.
The future
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