FreeDOS, the free and open-source alternative to Microsoft DOS (MS-DOS), just released a new major update. It still has excellent compatibility with MS-DOS software, including Windows 3.1 and ...

A decade after releasing the source code for MS-DOS 1.1 and MS-DOS 2.0, Microsoft has open sourced a (slightly) more recent operating system: MS-DOS 4.0.. First released in 1988, you can now ...

A new, ancient release of 86-DOS (0.1-C) has now been uploaded on the Internet Archive servers by Archive member "f15sim", who was previously known for uploading version 0.34 of the OS. 86-DOS 0.1 ...

Ten years after releasing the source code of MS-DOS 1.25 and 2.0, Microsoft is making yet another contribution to the world of open-source software preservation. Working in ...

Microsoft already released MS-DOS 1.25 and 2.0 in 2014, in cooperation with The Computer History Museum. [Link: Microsoft open-sources infamously weird, RAM-hungry MS-DOS 4.00 release ...

Microsoft released the source code for MS-DOS versions 1.25 and 2.0 through the Computer History Museum in March 2014. This was also intended as a historical document summarizing 'how MS-DOS was ...

Viewed in this lens, MS-DOS 1.0, 2.0, 3.3, 4.0x, 5.0, or the DOS under Windows 95, all were all equally real or not-real, however you interpret its clever programming workarounds.

Before Microsoft released MS-DOS, there was 86-DOS. Now version 0.1 is online thanks to a hobbyist’s archival work. By Andrew Paul Published Jan 5, 2024 2:13 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...

Microsoft's recent partnership has been great for engagement, with the latest Antstream retro games collection reaching over ...

That’s part of the reason that both companies have released the source code for certain versions, including MS-DOS 1.25, 2.11, and as of now, 4.0.