FreeDOS: History, Legacy, and a Valuable Resource for Old Machines
FreeDOS is a free and open‐source operating system designed to be compatible with MS‑DOS. Developed to keep the DOS experience alive even after Microsoft ended support for MS‑DOS, FreeDOS has grown into a complete environment that not only preserves classic DOS functionality but also introduces modern enhancements.
Read More: https://machaddr.substack.com/p/freedos-history-legacy-and-a-valuable
I pushed an update to #DOStodon (the #Mastodon client for MS-DOS):
- Updated README because of login-problems with Mastodon 4.3 or newer
- Uploaded #win32 version (works on #WinXP or newer)
Grab it at https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon
The annual #BASIC 10 Liner contest has returned! Code like it's 1989!
I just updated my #MSDOS image viewer/converter #DosView
* Updated libjpeg to 9f.
* Updated libjasper to 4.2.4.
* Fixed a crash when running out of memory during loading/display.
* Fixed version number when running DosView.
* Added help overlay in view mode.
* Patched Allegro to support more BMP formats.
* Fixed DE LSM for FreeDOS.
https://github.com/SuperIlu/DosView/releases/tag/v1.7
#RetroComputing
#jpeg #png #qoi #webp #bmp #tga #NetPBM #ras #tiff #jpeg2000 #pcx #FreeDOS #GIF #PSD #HDR #PIC
I finally received this Samsung N210, in very good condition! The battery still has a very good autonomy & the power supply/charger that I had, is compatible & does its job. Even if it's not original. Finally, here is the plan for the hard drive:
- #MSDOS 6.22 (or #FREEDOS 1.4?)
- Windows XP Professional
- Games Partition
- A compatible Linux: any recommendation?
Updated Interesting DOS programs at
dosprograms.info.tt
But depending on my `fdconfig.sys` I either get it in a boot-loop (IDK if from b.com or 9dos) or a kernel-panic from 9dos ("double fault"... at least it's getting out of b.com!).
Anyone have troubleshooting resources for adjusting #FreeDOS `fdconfig.sys` or #Qemu flags (or other emulators) for circa-1992 software?
I'm too young to remember config.sys, and my #RetroComputing hasn't involved much #DOS yet.
But remember how we used to have a bunch of bootloaders and kernels that were #MSDOS programs, so that #DOS could initialize the hardware for it (eg: syslinux)? That's the #Plan9 1e process; run `b.com` from DOS, and that will load the `9dos` kernel.
And unlike Solaris 2 or RISC/os or whatever, #FreeDOS is #FreeSoftware and is easy to get running in #Qemu.
When It Comes To DOS, Don’t Forget DR-DOS. - Despite the latest and greatest Intel-derived computers having multi-core 64-bit p... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/25/when-it-comes-to-dos-dont-forget-dr-dos/ #softwarehacks #freedos #svardos #ms-dos #dos
My favorite pastime is to build tiny retro machines based on industrial surplus. Sadly, the cost of these parts in the US have gone through the roof over the past few years. But I have my little collection #retrocomputing #retrogaming #repurposed #msdos #freedos
Got one of those ancient Eee PCs? They were useless when new, but now with FreeDOS and SBEMU, they make for a decent DOS machine, as seen here.
#ancienttech
#dinosaurhardware
#nostalgia
#retrogaming
#retrogames
#vintagegaming
#FreeDOS
#SBEMU
I just released v1.13.0 of #DOjS on https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOjS/releases/tag/v1.130
This is the first version with a native win32 port (#Windows98 or never).
See thread below for more release details!
#MSDOS #DOSGaming #retrocomputing #JavaScript #FreeDOS #creativecoding #p5js #retrodev #retrodevelopment #3dfx #OpenGL #Processing
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I pushed an update to #DOStodon (the #Mastodon client for MS-DOS):
- Fixed a bug when viewing threads in notification screen.
- Implemented setting for CW toots (default collapsed or visible)
- Fixed dates
- Fixed image viewing
- Added help to toot editor
- Changed some colors
- Updated #curl to 8.9.1
- Added ALT text for image uploads
Grab it at https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon
