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FreeDOS QEMU

Running FreeDOS on Linux

Here’s how I boot FreeDOS on my Linux desktop machine using QEMU.

Jim Hall
June 10, 2024June 1, 2024
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FreeDOS History Linux

Why DOS only has 16 colors

Have you ever wondered why DOS text only comes in 16 colors and 8 background colors?

Jim Hall
June 8, 2024May 29, 2024
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FreeDOS Hardware

Running FreeDOS on legacy hardware

How I installed FreeDOS on a 386-SX micro laptop called the Pocket386.

Jim Hall
June 7, 2024June 5, 2024
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FreeDOS History Open Source

MS-DOS 4.00 released as open source software

Why it’s important that Microsoft released this old version of MS-DOS.

Jim Hall
May 1, 2024April 26, 2024
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FreeDOS Linux VirtualBox

How I boot FreeDOS using QEMU

QEMU is a fast and flexible virtual machine that you configure using command line options.

Jim Hall
April 8, 2024April 2, 2024
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FreeDOS Linux

How to upgrade your system BIOS/UEFI using FreeDOS

Upgrading your BIOS or EUFI can seem tricky for free open source software users, but it doesn’t have to be.

David Both
April 1, 2024April 2, 2024
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David Both ATO Interview

Last October at All Things Open (ATO) I was interviewed by Jason Hibbits of We Love Open Source. It’s posted in the article “Why today’s AI isn’t intelligent (yet)“.

Random Quote

Interchangeable tapes (disks, CDs, etc) won’t.

— Troutman’s Programming Postulates

Links: Moving to Linux

  • 7 Reasons Fedora Might Be a Better Windows Replacement Than Linux Mint
  • 7 Reasons Why Windows Users Avoid Linux (Which Aren’t True Anymore)
  • Best Linux distros to try before Windows 10 support ends
  • How to switch your Windows 10 PC to Linux Mint – for free
  • I replaced my entire Microsoft Office subscription with free open-source apps
  • Isn’t It Time to Switch to Linux? 12 Reasons to Abandon Windows
  • KDE for W10 Exiles
  • Linux: A true story
  • Why Denmark is dumping Microsoft Office and Windows for LibreOffice and Linux
  • Why I Switched to Linux From Windows

“systemd for SysAdmins” Now Available

May 13,2025

My latest book — a #1 New Release on Amazon — “systemd for Linux  SysAdmins” is now available from my publisher, Apress, and on Amazon.

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