Version 1.4 of Open Source System Freedos, which gives PC and laptop simple operating system functions, is available for download. Freedos (originally PD-dos) was launched by Jim Hall as an MS-DOS alternative in late June 1994 and is under GNU General Public License (GNU GPL). Freedos 1.0 appeared in 2006. Today, the operating system is particularly popular with users who want to use dos-based software on current devices, often computer games.
In this way Freedos was booted with a CD-ROM.
(Image: Freedos/Gym Hall)
US Banking Supervision infiltration for 21 months | Heise onlineWith the current update, the hall is focused on bugfix for better stability, but also a new installer. For example, there are also new versions of various dos tools fdisk, format, ldebug, dog, fdnet And others more. Latest version of various dos software including text editing program edlin And compressor 7zipAlso, not missing. Last but at least, volunteers updated the aid pages. One Installation instructions for freedos Hall published the hall on the occasion of the candidate released at the beginning of the year release notes Now provide information about details of changes.
For most users, especially with virtual retro -beer, Livecd provides himselfThis includes many standard programs of the DOS era, driver, games and software for network and software for sound output. You can also create a bonus CD with programs for developers, boot handicrafts and others.
720 kilobytes
Incidentally, the installer for decoration on real, installed hardware is available in several variants, depending on the selected installation medium: USB sticks, CD-ROM, for data DVD and not only for 3.5-inch storage (1.2 MB), not only reduced to 720 kb for 5.25-inch. You are still safe from blotware.
The current version of the version at Freedos 1.4 is comparatively accelerated: Freedos has moved to the country only three years since an update of 1.2. On the other hand, in three phases from 1.0 to 1.3, each took about five years.
Microsoft no longer develops MS-DOS. The final version, MS-Doss 8.0, was published about 25 years ago. The group published some older versions as source codes, in 2024 MS-DOS 4.0 was under a co-license.
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