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+# Thank you
+
+Thanks to everyone who took the time when this repository was originally released
+to localize the README files. However, for simplicity, and recognizing the
+historical reference nature of this repository, we have moved these now dated
+files into a sub-folder.
+
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-<img width="150" height="150" align="left" style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 0 0;" alt="MS-DOS logo" src="https://github.com/Microsoft/MS-DOS/blob/main/msdos-logo.png">   
+<img width="150" height="150" align="left" style="float: left; margin: 0 10px 0 0;" alt="MS-DOS logo" src="https://github.com/Microsoft/MS-DOS/blob/main/.readmes/msdos-logo.png">   
 
 # MS-DOS v1.25 and v2.0 Source Code
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ These are the same files [originally shared at the Computer History Museum on Ma
 
 All files within this repo are released under the [MIT License]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License) as per the [LICENSE file](https://github.com/Microsoft/MS-DOS/blob/main/LICENSE) stored in the root of this repo.
 
-# Contribute!
+# For historical reference
 
 The source files in this repo are for historical reference and will be kept static, so please **don’t send** Pull Requests suggesting any modifications to the source files, but feel free to fork this repo and experiment 😊.