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On Sunday, Singapore-based retrocomputing enthusiast Yeo Kheng Meng released a ChatGPT client for MS-DOS that can run on a 4.77 MHz IBM PC from 1981, providing a unique way to converse with the ...
It’s a piece of common knowledge, that MS-DOS wasn’t capable of multitasking. For that, the Microsoft-based PC user would have to wait for the 80386, and usable versions of Windows. But… ...
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 ...
DIY Tech Hacks How to get MS-DOS up and running on Windows or macOS Take a trip to the past—and load up some classic apps and games. David Nield Aug 31, 2024 1:03 PM EDT ...
This isn't the first time Microsoft has released MS-DOS source code. Back in 2014, Microsoft open-sourced the MS-DOS source code for versions 1.25 and 2.0 via the Computer History Museum.
a new doscovery The oldest-known version of MS-DOS’s predecessor has been discovered and uploaded 86-DOS would later be bought by Microsoft and take over the computing world.
If you want to run old MS-DOS programs on a modern system, the two best ways to do so are FreeDOS and DOSBox. Which is the better pick, though, and does it matter what you’ll use it for?