Ars Technica

FreeDOS 1.4 brings new fixes and features to modern and vintage DOS-based PCs

We’re used to updating Windows, macOS, and Linux systems at least once a month (and usually more), but people with ancient DOS-based PCs still get to join in the fun every once in a while. Over the ...
Hackaday

Nearly 30 Years Of FreeDOS And Looking Ahead To The Future

The first version of FreeDOS was released on September 16 of 1994, following Microsoft’s decision to cease development on MS-DOS in favor of Windows. This version 0.01 was still an Alpha release, with ...
Ars Technica

30 years later, FreeDOS is still keeping the dream of the command prompt alive

There's a huge resurgence of retro FM synth production across YouTube lately. Amiga, C64, PC all coming back to the zeitgeist, and I am here for it. Sidenote: I'm also pleased to see demoscene stuff ...
Liliputing

FreeDOS 1.4 brings improvements to this open source DOS alternative

FreeDOS is an open source operating system designed to let you run DOS programs without installing an operating system that Microsoft abandoned decades ago. Unlike some other open source alternatives ...
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Here's How I Got MS-DOS Running on My Linux Computer

Linux is very good at running older software, but even the free and open-source operating system is stumped by the really ancient stuff developed for MS-DOS. Let’s go over how you can get ...