Mail Archives: djgpp/1999/04/06/10:01:49
-: > At 03:54 PM 4/5/99 +1000, you wrote:
-:
-: > Can you go out and buy DOS now--not an upgrade, but I mean the real thing
-: > to start up. I don't think you can. Can you?
-: [Bernard P. Murray]
-:
-: Yes, IBM DOS 7 is available commercially (I saw it in
-: CompUSA recently). However, it is almost impossible
[snipped]
-: developed)? Maybe we can pursuade IBM to release DOS
-: as Open Source (I doubt it as they are still tied to
-: Microsoft).
Please don't overlook FreeDOS; it's come a long way in the past few
months. The latest kernel release (2006) will even work with bash
(well, mostly). If you're looking to cut that last tie to M$, what
more could you ask for than a C-based, hackable DOS kernel...? Go
get a copy and help squash the last few bugs.
http://users.twistedpair.net/bmetzler/freedos/
jtw
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