Jim Hall
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Jim Hall
Jim Hall is an open source software developer and advocate. His first
contribution to open source was in 1993 with a patch to GNU Emacs, but
he is probably best known for his work on FreeDOS, the open source
version of the DOS operating system, and for his work on usability in
open source software. In addition to writing open source software, Jim
also writes about open source software, including Both.org and All
Things Open, and about technical writing at Technically We Write.
Here's how I automated counting words from a series of articles.
My advice when buying a new laptop to run Linux.
Here’s a practical example of how I use the command line to tally how much I wrote...
If you're already familiar with GNU Emacs, you should feel right at home in Freemacs.
Here's a helpful guide to batch files under FreeDOS.
Two great programs to let you listen to music and audio files on DOS.
Install Bywater BASIC on your FreeDOS system and start experimenting with BASIC programming.
Learn how to use FDIMPLES, the FreeDOS package manager.
FreeDOS provides a user-friendly text editor called FreeDOS Edit.
It’s December, and that means it’s #DOScember - so let’s celebrate with a weeklong series about FreeDOS.
Use this list of unique gift ideas for this holiday season!
I'll always have fond memories of my X1 Carbon. Goodbye, little laptop.
I prefer running my Pi in text mode. Here's how I did it with Fedora 43.
Fedora Xfce is a sleek, modern desktop for Linux.
If you're new to C programming, here are a few tips to improve reading and writing files.