Topic: FreeDOS is a free DOS-compatible operating system

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FreeDOS is a free DOS-compatible operating system.

Software Santa's note: If you just want to try it out and play a few old DOS games with it FIRST (and not have to install it on some antique hardware) ... a copy of FreeDOS AND a copy of some old DOS games Come Along With a downloaded copy of JPC! When you boot your JPC: you'll find FreeDOS available from the Disk Image menu!

Description  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. FreeDOS is distributed under the GNU GPL.

• What is FreeDOS?  FreeDOS is a free DOS-compatible operating system that can be used to play games, run legacy software, or support embedded systems. FreeDOS is basically like the old MS-DOS, but better! For example, FreeDOS lets you access FAT32 file systems and use large disk support (LBA) — a feature not available in MS-DOS, and only included in Windows 95 and newer.
• Is FreeDOS really free?
• What programs can I run in FreeDOS?
• How do I install FreeDOS?
• What do I need to run FreeDOS?
• How can I contribute to FreeDOS?

BASE	The base projects for the FreeDOS Project, the programs that reproduce the functionality of MS-DOS.
BOOT	Various boot managers and boot logos for use with FreeDOS.
DEVEL	Compilers, assemblers, and development tools that are distributed with FreeDOS.
EDIT	Unofficial editors that are used with FreeDOS.
GUI	Graphical user interfaces for DOS.
NET	Network access, including PPP, browsers, email, etc.
SOUND	Various utilities to play and manage sound files.
UTIL	Utilities and extensions that are associated with FreeDOS.

http://www.freedos.org/