In 1986,____ was introduced and quickly became the most popular OS among IBM computers and IBM-compatible computers using the Intel 8086 processors.
A)MS-DOS
B)Windows
C)OS/2
D)CP/M

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MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System) was introduced in 1981 and quickly became the most popular OS among IBM computers and IBM-compatible computers using the Intel 8086 processors. While Windows was introduced in 1985, it did not become popular until the release of Windows 3.0 in 1990. OS/2 was also introduced in 1987 but did not gain widespread adoption. CP/M was popular in the early days of personal computing but was largely replaced by MS-DOS.

In 1986,____ Was Introduced and Quickly Became the Most Popular