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Welcome to DOS, the most widely used operating system for personal computers. DOS version 5.0 includes many new features that turn your computer into a powerful tool for your business or personal use. 

If you have used earlier versions of DOS, you will find many improvements and new features in DOS version 5.0. These features include changes to the way DOS uses memory and new commands and programs. These include the ability to run DOS in the HMA (high memory area), the ability to run certain device drivers and programs in the upper memory area if you have an 80386 system or higher, DOS shell - an improved graphical interface that you can use to manage programs and switch between them, added data security, online help for all DOS commands and DOS shell, DOS editor, the ability to create large disk partitions easily, the ability to search for files through multiple levels of directories, added functionality to the dir command, Doskey - a program you can use to recall, edit and carry out commands that you have already used, DOS QBasic - an improved BASIC programming environment, the ability to access more than two hard disk drives, support for 2.88-megabyte floppy disks and a new Setup program with online help, which guides you through each step of the setup process.

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