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Running FreeDOS on legacy hardware code_computer_development_programming

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Running FreeDOS on legacy hardware

Jim Hall June 7, 2024

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

MS-DOS 4.00 released as open source software button_push_open_keyboard_file_organize

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MS-DOS 4.00 released as open source software

Jim Hall May 1, 2024

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

How I boot FreeDOS using QEMU IBM-PC-XT

IBM-PC-XT

How I boot FreeDOS using QEMU

Jim Hall April 8, 2024

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

How to upgrade your system BIOS/UEFI using FreeDOS Closeup of the inside of a computer with the motherboard and a large CPU air-cooling system.

Closeup of the inside of a computer with the motherboard and a large CPU air-cooling system.

How to upgrade your system BIOS/UEFI using FreeDOS

David Both April 1, 2024

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

Draw a heart for Valentine’s Day Simple drawing of a heart in graphics mode

Simple drawing of a heart in graphics mode

Draw a heart for Valentine’s Day

Jim Hall February 14, 2024

With a bit of programming, you can draw your own Valentine heart in graphics mode on FreeDOS.

Looking ahead to 30 years of FreeDOS code_computer_development_programming

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Looking ahead to 30 years of FreeDOS

Jim Hall February 10, 2024

Learn about the origins of this classic open source operating system.