FreeDOS is an open source operating system that allows you to run MS-DOS applications even though Microsoft stopped developing and supporting MS-DOS more than two decades ago. While FreeDOS has been ...

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 ...

On June 29, 2019, the FreeDOS Project turns 25 years old. That's a major milestone for any open-source software project! In honor of this anniversary, Jim Hall shares this look at how FreeDOS got ...

Right now, as I sit here typing these words, it is February of the year 2017. The words of which I speak? They are entirely about DOS. Yes—that DOS. The one that powered so many computers throughout ...

The FreeDOS Project has just reached its 23rd birthday! This is a major milestone for any free software or open-source software project. If you don't know about FreeDOS, it's a small project that ...

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 ...

Last month, Microsoft released a modern remake of its classic MS-DOS Editor, bringing back a piece of computing history that first appeared in MS-DOS 5.0 back in 1991. The new open source tool, built ...

Microsoft has released MS-DOS as open-source software -- again -- but this time, on GitHub. Party like it's 1983, baby. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) ...

It sure looked like Microsoft was putting MS-DOS out to pasture. Now it’s saying that the MS-DOS command prompt cmd will continue to live on. According to a Microsoft spokesperson, “Microsoft is not ...

How was DOS part of the PC revolution? Is DOS still around? What did Bill write a long time ago? Remember the DOS prompt? DOS stands for disk operating system. The latest announcement is a blast from ...