FreeDOS, the Open-Source MS-DOS, Is Now 30 Years Old (And Still Going)

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jun 30, 2024 10:52 AM EDT
How-To Geek; By Corbin Davenport
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The FreeDOS project dates back to 1994, when Microsoft announced that its disk operating system (MS-DOS) would be phased out, as the company’s attention shifted to Windows. Jim Hall started working on FreeDOS as an open-source recreation and continuation of MS-DOS, with the goal of running all software compatible with MS-DOS. He still oversees the project to this day.

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