FreeDOS can still run Windows 3.1 and earlier versions in standard mode, but if you want the best possible experience on an old PC, you should stick to MS-DOS 6.22. Thankfully, compatibility with ...

FreeDOS creator and maintainer Jim Hall goes into more detail about the FreeDOS 1.4 changes here, and full release notes for the changes are here. The release has "a focus on stability" and includes ...

FreeDOS is an open source operating system designed to let you run DOS programs without installing an operating system that Microsoft abandoned decades ago. Unlike some other open source ...

As the Reg notes, it has something FreeDOS lacks, the ability to run Windows ... it’s still of value to have the simplest of PC operating systems to hand. It’s worth pointing out that there ...

Back when I had to prep outgoing computers on their way to surplus, I would DBAN their hard drives and install FreeDOS so the surplus office could prove the PC could boot. I love FreeDOS and think ...