FreeDOS creator and maintainer Jim Hall goes into more detail about the FreeDOS 1.4 changes here, and full release notes for ...

Even in 2025 there are still many applications for a simple Disk Operating System (DOS), whether this includes running legacy software (including MS-DOS games & Windows 3.x), or (embedded) systems ...

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 ...

FreeDOS recommends a few different options on its site. I chose VirtualBox as it's easy to use and it offers downloads for multiple distros. With VirtualBox set up, download the LiveCD (an ISO ...