Windows forerunner Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Windows forerunner last seen in Newsday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MSDOS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MSDOS Windows forerunner (5) Newsday Mar 7, 2025
98% DOS Windows forerunner (3) Universal May 12, 2020
4% PRECURSOR Forerunner (9) The Times Concise Sep 8, 2025
3% SILL Window base (4) Universal Sep 29, 2025
3% SASH Sliding frame in a window (4) (4) Puzzler Sep 25, 2025
3% PANE Window section (4) Commuter Sep 22, 2025
3% GLAZED Put in a window pane (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 22, 2025
3% PANES Window parts (5) LA Times Daily Sep 21, 2025
3% CATIO Window box for Fluffy (5) Newsday Sep 20, 2025
3% ECU Euro forerunner (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 17, 2025

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MSDOS is the answer to "Windows forerunner" because it was Microsoft's operating system before Windows. It was text-based, lacking the graphical interface of Windows. Understanding this helps appreciate the evolution of computer systems.