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FreeDOS

FreeDOS (formerly PD-DOS) is a free software operating system for IBM PC compatible computers. It intends to provide a complete MS-DOS-compatible environment for running legacy software and supporting embedded systems. FreeDOS can be booted from a floppy disk or USB flash drive and is designed to run well under virtualization or x86 emulation.

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Compatibility

PC/XT16-bitDPMI32-bitDOS extenders
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Distribution

CD-ROMDellHewlett-PackardFirmwareSteve Gibson
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MicrosoftPublic domainPat VillaniCOMMAND.COM
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Free softwareOperating systemIBM PC compatibleMS-DOSLegacy software
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Available in
English, German, Dutch, French, Turkish, Swedish, Spanish
Default user interface
Command-line interface (COMMAND.COM)
Developer
Jim Hall & The FreeDOS team
Influenced by
MS-DOS
Initial release
16 September 1994; 31 years ago (1994-09-16)
Kernel type
Monolithic kernel

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FreeDOS

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FreeDOS

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related to Further reading · 28
FreeDOS → Archived, Computer Technology Enlightenment Without, Fall, Founder, FreeDOS Creator Jim Hall, FreeDOS Founder, Interview, It's FOSS, Jim Hall, John Paul, Lead Dev Jim Hall, Liam, London, MacCallum, Noise, OSes, PDF, PHRAINE, Proven, Retrieved
related to history · 26
FreeDOS → Bas Snabilie, Between, Blinky, COM, COMMAND, DOS, Fish, For, GNU/DOS, Hall, Hannibal, He, Jim Hall, June, Microsoft, Morgan, MS-DOS, Norman, Pat Villani, PD-DOS
related to File systems · 16
FreeDOS → BIOS, BIOSes, Depending, EZ-Drive, FAT32, GB, LBA, Logical Block Addressing, LTOOLS, Mtools, NTFS, OnTrack, TB, There, To, Windows
related to Commercial uses · 15
FreeDOS → BIOS, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, HP, HP Compaq, Intel's Solid-State Drive Firmware, Many, Mini, Probook, Small Form Factor PC, SpinRite, Steve Gibson's, The, Update Tool, Windows
related to MS-DOS and Win32 console · 15
FreeDOS → Advanced Power Management TSRs, Bochs, Borland's, COM, DOS, DPMI, Furthermore, GUI, HX DOS Extender, It, Microsoft, MS-DOS, QEMM, The, Windows Console
related to Non-commercial uses · 8
FreeDOS → FED-UP, Floppy Enhanced DivX Universal, FLTK, FreeDOS-based, FUZOMA, Nano-X, Player, XFDOS
related to Distribution · 7
FreeDOS → CD, CD-ROM, CDs, January, MB, November, The
related to Virtualization · 6
FreeDOS → By, DOSBox, It, The, VirtualBox, VMware
related to DOS-based Windows · 5
FreeDOS → Enhanced Mode, Microsoft Windows, MS-DOS, Windows, Windows Me
related to External links · 3
FreeDOS → Official, SourceForgeFreeDOS Orphanage Archived, Wayback Machine

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ms-dos software hall project windows also systems version jim used dos kernel distribution license archived support system drive run free

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FreeDOSAvailable inEnglish, German, Dutch, French, Turkish, Swedish, Spanish1.00infobox
FreeDOSDefault user interfaceCommand-line interface (COMMAND.COM)1.00infobox
FreeDOSDeveloperJim Hall & The FreeDOS team1.00infobox
FreeDOSInfluenced byMS-DOS1.00infobox
FreeDOSInitial release16 September 1994; 31 years ago (1994-09-16)1.00infobox
FreeDOSKernel typeMonolithic kernel1.00infobox
FreeDOSLatest release1.4 / 5 April 2025; 16 months ago (5 April 2025)1.00infobox
FreeDOSLicenseGNU GPL with various different licenses for utilities1.00infobox
FreeDOSOfficial websitefreedos.org1.00infobox
FreeDOSOS familyDOS1.00infobox
FreeDOSRepositorygithub.com/FDOS1.00infobox
FreeDOSSource modelOpen source1.00infobox
FreeDOSSupported platformsx861.00infobox
FreeDOSWorking stateCurrent1.00infobox
FreeDOSWritten inAssembly language, C1.00infobox

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