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% PANE Window section (4) Thomas Joseph Sep 8, 2025
3% WHIST Card game for four; a forerunner of bridge (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Sep 2, 2025
3% ITSHOT "Crack a window, would you?" (6) LA Times Daily Sep 2, 2025
3% INDOORCAT Family member with a window to the world (9) LA Times Daily Aug 30, 2025
3% VCRS TiVo forerunners (4) LA Times Daily Aug 25, 2025
3% BIGBANGTHEORY "Young Sheldon" forerunner, with "The" (13) TV Aug 24, 2025
3% THU Watch window trio (3) Newsday Aug 23, 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.