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Tim Paterson

American computer programmer

  • Fame50.0
  • Momentum0.0
  • Developers rank#171
  • Wikipedia2.8K
Born 1956 · age 70United States
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    70
    Born 1956
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    2017
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Updated 2026-06-20

Tim Paterson is an American computer programmer, best known for creating 86-DOS, an operating system for the Intel 8086. This system emulated the application programming interface (API) of CP/M, which was created by Gary Kildall. 86-DOS later formed the basis of MS-DOS, the most widely used personal computer operating system in the 1980s.

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50.0
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Historical15.2
Source confidence80.0
Completeness75.0
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