At long last, the
FreeDOS project has reached the big one-oh. FreeDOS is an open source version of DOS that, according to its web site, is designed for three main purposes:
- Running old DOS games (like DOOM, etc.)
- Running old business software that only supports DOS
- Supporting an embedded DOS system, such as a computerized cash register or till
The FreeDOS project began in 1994 and today it can run on "pretty much anything," though the FreeDOS web site points out that it may be most practical to run it on a virtual PC system like VMware, Virtual PC, or Parallels. FreeDOS is, of course, 100% free.
Tags: dos, free, freedos, opensource, osupdates
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Subscribe to commentsBob JonesSep 5th 2006 1:26PM
12 Years to get to Version 1.0
Wow, F.E.M.A is quicker than that!
Even Microsoft can release a full OS in less than 12 years.
SunnySep 5th 2006 3:24PM
Neither FEMA nor Microsoft OS's are free.
PeterSep 5th 2006 4:48PM
Sunny - So because it's free it doesn't matter how long it takes?
You could have ported that DOS app to Linux in less than 12 years if you wanted a free solution. Maybe it made sense 12 years ago, but today, the whole project seems pointless.
FabuloSep 5th 2006 6:02PM
Or... use dosemu in linux to emulate DOS. It even runs the awful Phar Lap dos extended apps.
Also, doom works under XP. Probably works under Vista. I'm not sure it works with sound though...
And DOOM has been ported to a trillion different platforms too :)
Magic PowerSep 6th 2006 7:59AM
I've been using DosBox for all those old DOS games and programs. Works perfectly, even the sound and graphics work as they should. Mind you, it's an emulator, so it requires a fast computer. But it runs almost any DOS game/app I throw at, plus it works on Linux, Beos, Windows and Mac as well.