Microsoft and IBM release source code for one of the weirdest versions of MS-DOS
Microsoft open-sourced MS-DOS 4.00, distinct from the anticipated multitasking version. Multitasking became a focus in subsequent Windows and OS/2 releases, not MS-DOS. [ more ]
Microsoft and IBM release source code for one of the weirdest versions of MS-DOS
Microsoft open-sourced MS-DOS 4.00, distinct from the anticipated multitasking version. Multitasking became a focus in subsequent Windows and OS/2 releases, not MS-DOS. [ more ]
30 years later, FreeDOS is still keeping the dream of the command prompt alive
FreeDOS, originally called PD-DOS in 1994, remains active as the last MS-DOS-compatible OS for running legacy apps on modern or legacy hardware. [ more ]