@heiseonline Als #bonus für das Fediverse hier der Link zu offiziellen Ankündigung von PD-DOS (heute FreeDOS) aus dem Juni 1994:
https://groups.google.com/g/comp.os.msdos.apps/c/oQmT4ETcSzU/m/O1HR8PE2u-EJ?pli=1
FreeDOS 1.4 ist da: Das Gratis-DOS für alte und neue Rechner bringt Stabilität und Updates. Perfekt für Retro-Enthusiasten und alte PCs. #FreeDOS #RetroComputing https://winfuture.de/news,150196.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia
FreeDOS 1.4 Released - Even in 2025 there are still many applications for a simple Disk Operating System ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/08/freedos-1-4-released/ #softwaredevelopment #operatingsystems #freedos #news
@pabloniusmonk@mastodon.social@arstechnica I used FreeDOS just a few years ago to update my Dell PC's firmware. So clutch! @freedosproject Awesome project.
@w84death@fosstodon.orgInstalling #FreeDOS 1.4 RC3 from floppies 
I read that it fixes a lot of bugs! 
I made a thing:
https://github.com/huronbikes/FATImageTool#
It's incomplete and I have a bunch of questions about some things I am seeing, but for the most part I can manipulate a FAT16 filesystem without completely trashing it.
Goal is to have a parameterized way of creating a bootable DOS disk image.
It's a silly thing but I wanted to make it.
@w84death@fosstodon.org#FreeDOS with my custom WELCOME. ANS screen :)
I pushed an update to #DOStodon (the #Mastodon client for MS-DOS):
- Updated README because of login-problems with Mastodon 4.3 or newer
- Uploaded #win32 version (works on #WinXP or newer)
Grab it at https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon
yesterday i found out it's possible to compile gnucobol with djgpp on freedos: https://sourceforge.net/p/gnucobol/discussion/cobol/thread/bf585faa58/#c467
I just updated my #MSDOS image viewer/converter #DosView
* Updated libjpeg to 9f.
* Updated libjasper to 4.2.4.
* Fixed a crash when running out of memory during loading/display.
* Fixed version number when running DosView.
* Added help overlay in view mode.
* Patched Allegro to support more BMP formats.
* Fixed DE LSM for FreeDOS.
https://github.com/SuperIlu/DosView/releases/tag/v1.7
#RetroComputing
#jpeg #png #qoi #webp #bmp #tga #NetPBM #ras #tiff #jpeg2000 #pcx #FreeDOS #GIF #PSD #HDR #PIC
I just updated my #MSDOS image viewer/converter #DosView
* added #FreeDOS compatible package
https://github.com/SuperIlu/DosView/releases/tag/v1.6
#RetroComputing
#jpeg #png #qoi #webp #bmp #tga #NetPBM #ras #tiff #jpeg2000 #pcx #FreeDOS #GIF #PSD #HDR #PIC
I finally received this Samsung N210, in very good condition! The battery still has a very good autonomy & the power supply/charger that I had, is compatible & does its job. Even if it's not original. Finally, here is the plan for the hard drive:
- #MSDOS 6.22 (or #FREEDOS 1.4?)
- Windows XP Professional
- Games Partition
- A compatible Linux: any recommendation?
Hey #RetroComputing fediverse,
What are #Scheme Lisps compatible with #FreeDOS or #MSDOS ?
So far I found: PC Scheme, EUscheme, Gambit, SCM and KiloLisp.
Thank you
But depending on my `fdconfig.sys` I either get it in a boot-loop (IDK if from b.com or 9dos) or a kernel-panic from 9dos ("double fault"... at least it's getting out of b.com!).
Anyone have troubleshooting resources for adjusting #FreeDOS `fdconfig.sys` or #Qemu flags (or other emulators) for circa-1992 software?
I'm too young to remember config.sys, and my #RetroComputing hasn't involved much #DOS yet.
But remember how we used to have a bunch of bootloaders and kernels that were #MSDOS programs, so that #DOS could initialize the hardware for it (eg: syslinux)? That's the #Plan9 1e process; run `b.com` from DOS, and that will load the `9dos` kernel.
And unlike Solaris 2 or RISC/os or whatever, #FreeDOS is #FreeSoftware and is easy to get running in #Qemu.
When It Comes To DOS, Don’t Forget DR-DOS. - Despite the latest and greatest Intel-derived computers having multi-core 64-bit p... - https://hackaday.com/2024/12/25/when-it-comes-to-dos-dont-forget-dr-dos/ #softwarehacks #freedos #svardos #ms-dos #dos
@fanta Buenisimo! El #FreeDOS anda perfectamente bien con procesadores de texto, y muchos (no todos) los juegos de viejo DOS. En cuanto a procesadores, tenés desde los viejos y peludos FreeDOS Edit (clon del EDIT del DOS), pasando por Word y WordPerfect para DOS, o montones de editores libres o sahreware, como los PC-Write, Boxer (para DOS), Breeze, Galaxy (clon de WP), DOVE (clon de microEmacs), etc.
@Lydie@tech.lgbtMy favorite pastime is to build tiny retro machines based on industrial surplus. Sadly, the cost of these parts in the US have gone through the roof over the past few years. But I have my little collection #retrocomputing #retrogaming #repurposed #msdos #freedos
