

These days, it's much easier to install DOS in a virtual machine running under Linux. In the "old days," you installed DOS as the sole operating system on a computer. Any program that works on MS-DOS should also run on FreeDOS. Instead, you can run them right inside Linux with the help of a PC emulator and FreeDOS.įreeDOS is a complete, free, DOS-compatible operating system that you can use to play classic DOS games, run legacy business software, or develop embedded systems. Or just because you are curious about "classic computing." You don't need to dual-boot your system to run DOS programs. There are many reasons to run an old DOS application today. Maybe to extract a report from a legacy business application. Just because an application is old doesn't mean it's no longer useful.

The classic DOS operating system supported a lot of great applications: word processors, spreadsheets, games, and other programs.

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