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I remember a couple of friends using DR DOS in the 1980s. There seemed to be a disagreement about whether to pronounce it as /di ɑɹ/ or "doctor". (I realize it was named after a company and not after a doctor, so the former is more etymologically faithful.) Was there a standard among the creators or the user community?


There is a precedent for "doctor", based on how people pronounced the company's "DR Logo"/"Dr. Logo"


Digital Research DOS. That's what I called it.


DiRe DOS :)




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