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FreeDOS Turns 10 Years Old Today

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the in-the-beginning-was-the-command-line dept.

Jim Hall writes "The FreeDOS Project turns 10 years old today! PD-DOS was announced to the world on June 28, 1994. The PD-DOS project was later renamed to the FreeDOS Project. We've come a long way in 10 years. Today, FreeDOS is ideal for anyone who wants to bundle a version of DOS without having to pay a royalty for use of DOS. FreeDOS will also work on old hardware, in DOS emulators, and in embedded systems. FreeDOS is also an invaluable resource for people who would like to develop their own operating system. While there are many free operating systems out there, no other free DOS-compatible operating system exists. Read more about the FreeDOS Project history in the About FreeDOS page."

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  1. os development by ultrabot · · Score: 4, Funny

    FreeDOS is also an invaluable resource for people who would like to develop their own operating system.

    Doesn't sound like the heritage I would like to learn from :-).

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    1. Re:os development by Jugalator · · Score: 3, Funny

      Doesn't sound like the heritage I would like to learn from :-)

      Come on, it beats even Linux hands down in the remote exploit area! I can't say I know a single person that had his DOS boxed hacked into remotely. I guess it's because of this there was no DOS firewalls! Who needs them when it has rock solid network security!?

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    2. Re:os development by sr180 · · Score: 4, Funny
      If one of those users wanted "complete control" of the computer - all they have to do is reboot the computer with an OS on a bootable CD (Knoppix, Gnoppix, etc).

      No, in 95/98, all they needed to do was click escape at the login box.

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  2. No I didn't RTFA by servognome · · Score: 5, Funny

    I guess posting your website on /. counts as a Free Denial of Service(FreeDOS) attack?

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  3. Don't trust those guys by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny


    Their project is basically a 16-bit wrapper of FreeWINDOWS product.

  4. Who the hell would want free DoSing... by jakel2k · · Score: 2, Funny

    oh wait a sec.....

  5. It turns 10 today... by dillon_rinker · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...but when will it turn 1.0?

    1. Re:It turns 10 today... by kristaps.kaupe · · Score: 3, Funny

      When TODO list will be completed.

  6. Will it run bash? by mangu · · Score: 2, Funny

    I have developed many systems running in DOS. A TSR will do pretty good when task scheduling isn't a big problem. But I do miss a good command interpreter. It's much quicker to write "ls *", rather than setting up the structures and calling the functions that read a directory in C. Wait... Is there Perl for freeDOS?

  7. Re:DOS is still alive! by bcrowell · · Score: 2, Funny

    DOS is still alive as a great platform for limited uses.
    Yeah, I still really enjoy playing the Dunjonquest games under TRSDOS on the xtrs emulator. That is the DOS we're talking about, right?

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  8. Free - XP by uberfruk · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have decided to embark on a free Windows XP-like operating system. I plan to stick to a traditional Longhorn release time table; so the first release can be expected in the beginning of 2025. Also, I have very little experience coding, so you can expect numerous flaws similar to the ones already present.

  9. Cool! by MisanthropicProgram · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm still waiting for :
    FreeAS400
    FreeOS360
    FreeOS/2 (dammit!)
    FreeLinux - Oh wait. Duh! My Bad. I got a little carried away here. Nothing to see.....Move along....

  10. Oh shit! by MisanthropicProgram · · Score: 1, Funny

    I signed a NDA! Now IBM is going to look up "MisanthropicProgram" in the white pages and send me a cease and desist! Fuck!

  11. Re:10 years in the making! by X3J11 · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's not that funny... Windows has been around for 20 years and Microsoft still hasn't managed to make it decent.

  12. Re:DOSemu by Wakkow · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Either it will improve or I'll come into a machine fast enough to emulate a P75 with it."

    Or find an old P75 in the trash and use it to play those games...

  13. USB Support? by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 2, Funny

    Anyone have USB support for DOS?