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Re: FreeDOS

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From: info
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:50
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On Sep 9, 6:40 pm, Ablang <ron...@gmail.com> wrote:
> FreeDOS is a free DOS-compatible operating system for IBM-PC
> compatible systems. FreeDOS is made of up many different, separate
> programs that act as "packages" to the overall FreeDOS Project.
>
> These days, there are three main uses of FreeDOS:
>
>    1. To run classic DOS games (like Doom, MAME, etc.)
>    2. To run business software that only supports DOS
>    3. To support an embedded DOS system, such as a computerized cash
> register or till
>
> You can run FreeDOS on pretty much anything. While can run FreeDOS on
> a dedicated PC, now it's most often run inside a PC emulator. You can
> find PC emulators for all computer platforms (Windows, Linux, Mac.) If
> you are new to DOS, we recommend you use an emulator to install and
> boot FreeDOS. You can even run FreeDOS using a PC emulator written in
> Java, right in your web browser!
>
> FreeDOS is open source software; you can view and edit our source
> code. Most FreeDOS programs are distributed under the GNU General
> Public License ("GNU GPL") which means they are not only open source


> software, but they are Free software. Because of this, FreeDOS would
> not exist were it not for all the people who contribute to it. Even if
> you didn't write code, you helped out the FreeDOS Project by
> submitting comments and bug reports.
>
> We welcome new members to FreeDOS. You can help contribute to the
> FreeDOS Project by downloading our latest release and telling us what
> you think. We have a bug tracking system that helps you report
> problems and submit requests, and otherwise tell us how to improve
> FreeDOS. By participating in the development and debugging process,
> you help everyone.
>
> http://www.freedos.org/

Also try http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/news.php?show_news=1  DOSBOX .

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Subject: Re: FreeDOS
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