FreeDOS | |
| |
| Publisher | Jim Hall |
| Date | 12 January 1998 |
| System requirements | |
| Processor | 8086 / 8088 (80386 recommended) |
| RAM | 640 kB of memory (2 MB recommended) |
| Display modes | text mode |
| CD-ROM drive | Primary distribution method; floppies available |
| Floppy drive | only if not installed to hard drive or booted from CD |
| SoundBlaster | not required |
| Uses internal speaker | not required |
FreeDOS is a free and open-source clone of MS-DOS. It was created due to dissatisfaction with the discontinuation of MS-DOS as a stand-alone operating system. Jim Hall and others wanted to create a free clone that they could continue to use and develop without having to purchase Windows. They collected the pre-existing free DOS applications, and began writing new ones and a replacement kernel. FreeDOS 1.0 was finally released on September 3, 2006.
FreeDOS 1.1[]
The FreeDOS 1.1 distribution was released 2 January 2012.
FreeDOS 1.2[]
The FreeDOS 1.2 distribution was released 25 December 2016.
FreeDOS Editor
FreeDOS Seal Desktop
FreeDOS Bolitaire