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SuperIlu<p>I pushed an update to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOStodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOStodon</span></a> (the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> client for MS-DOS):</p><p>- Updated <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/curl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>curl</span></a> to 8.13.0<br>- Updated <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mbedTLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mbedTLS</span></a> to 3.6.3<br>- Fixed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/win32" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>win32</span></a> version (works on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WinXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WinXP</span></a> or newer), DLLs were missing</p><p>Grab it at <a href="https://github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/SuperIlu/DOStodon</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Screenshot is showing the win32 version running on Win10.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Javascript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Javascript</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CreativeCoding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeCoding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastodonClient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastodonClient</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeDOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DJGPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DJGPP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOjS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOjS</span></a></p>
Lukianos (Fabian)<p>Finally got the time to install FreeDOS 1.4 this morning. This project is so cool.</p><p><a href="https://freedos.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">freedos.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedos</span></a></p>
jbz<p>🐟 FreeDOS: History, Legacy, and a Valuable Resource for Old Machines <br>—André Machado</p><p>｢ The FreeDOS project began in 1994 when Jim Hall, then a physics student at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls, observed that Microsoft had announced the end of support for MS‑DOS. Unwilling to see DOS functionality disappear, Hall posted a manifesto on Usenet proposing the development of an open‑source DOS replacement ｣</p><p><a href="https://machaddr.substack.com/p/freedos-history-legacy-and-a-valuable" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">machaddr.substack.com/p/freedo</span><span class="invisible">s-history-legacy-and-a-valuable</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/freedos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedos</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/msdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>msdos</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a></p>
lfa :emacs: :tux: :freebsd:<p>"FreeDOS 1.4: Still DOS, still FOSS, more modern than ever" The article also mentions other DOSes like SvarDOS and the comments also mentions things like DESQview/X</p><p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/09/freedos_14/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/04/09/fre</span><span class="invisible">edos_14/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hostux.social/tags/freedos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedos</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/dos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dos</span></a> <a href="https://hostux.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a></p>
Susanne Lilith<p><a href="https://rheinneckar.social/tags/FreeDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeDOS</span></a> 1.4 ist raus. Für alle, die von <a href="https://rheinneckar.social/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> weg wollen!</p>
Pixel Purrito<p>It's a good day when stars align: beginning of holidays, new <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/FreeDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeDOS</span></a> release, and my “white whale” <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/CRT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CRT</span></a> monitor appears for sale on evilBay at a reasonable price.</p>
Linuxiac<p>FreeDOS 1.4 open-source MS DOS-compatible OS released with updated core utilities, better reliability, and improved package organization.<br><a href="https://linuxiac.com/freedos-1-4-now-available/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">linuxiac.com/freedos-1-4-now-a</span><span class="invisible">vailable/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeDOS</span></a></p>
Marcel SIneM(S)US<p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/FreeDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeDOS</span></a> 1.4 ist da | heise online <a href="https://www.heise.de/news/FreeDOS-1-4-ist-da-10345336.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/FreeDOS-1-4-ist-</span><span class="invisible">da-10345336.html</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
ganselmartin<p><a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/FreeDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeDOS</span></a> 1.4 <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/dos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dos</span></a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://ruhr.social/tags/os" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>os</span></a> <a href="https://www.heise.de/news/FreeDOS-1-4-ist-da-10345336.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">heise.de/news/FreeDOS-1-4-ist-</span><span class="invisible">da-10345336.html</span></a></p>
Daniel AJ Sokolov<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.heise.de/@heiseonline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>heiseonline</span></a></span> Als <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/bonus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bonus</span></a> für das Fediverse hier der Link zu offiziellen Ankündigung von PD-DOS (heute FreeDOS) aus dem Juni 1994:</p><p><a href="https://groups.google.com/g/comp.os.msdos.apps/c/oQmT4ETcSzU/m/O1HR8PE2u-EJ?pli=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">groups.google.com/g/comp.os.ms</span><span class="invisible">dos.apps/c/oQmT4ETcSzU/m/O1HR8PE2u-EJ?pli=1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOS</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/FreeDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeDOS</span></a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/OSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSS</span></a></p>
WinFuture.de<p>FreeDOS 1.4 ist da: Das Gratis-DOS für alte und neue Rechner bringt Stabilität und Updates. Perfekt für Retro-Enthusiasten und alte PCs. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeDOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://winfuture.de/news,150196.html?utm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=ManualStatus&amp;utm_campaign=SocialMedia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">winfuture.de/news,150196.html?</span><span class="invisible">utm_source=Mastodon&amp;utm_medium=ManualStatus&amp;utm_campaign=SocialMedia</span></a></p>
IT News<p>FreeDOS 1.4 Released - Even in 2025 there are still many applications for a simple Disk Operating System ... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/04/08/freedos-1-4-released/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/04/08/freedo</span><span class="invisible">s-1-4-released/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/softwaredevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwaredevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/operatingsystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>operatingsystems</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/freedos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedos</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
Andrii Kuznietsov<p>🖥️ Команда підтримки операційної системи <a href="https://social.kyiv.dcomm.net.ua/tags/FreeDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeDOS</span></a> офіційно оновила її до версії 1.4. Новий реліз містить кілька виправлень і оновлень, над якими велась робота з моменту випуску попередньої стабільної версії у 2022 році. </p><p>Творець і мейнтейнер FreeDOS Джим Хол розповідає, що до переліку змін у FreeDOS 1.4 включено оновлений інсталятор, нові версії поширених інструментів, таких як fdisk, format і текстовий редактор edlin. Реліз також містить оновлені файли довідки HTML.</p><p><a href="https://highload.tech/uk/operatsijnu-systemu-freedos-onovyly-do-versiyi-1-4-vpershe-za-try-roky/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">highload.tech/uk/operatsijnu-s</span><span class="invisible">ystemu-freedos-onovyly-do-versiyi-1-4-vpershe-za-try-roky/</span></a></p>
MrCopilot<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreeDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeDOS</span></a> updated to Release 1.4. </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/fire-up-your-compaq-deskpro-freedos-1-4-is-the-first-stable-update-since-2022/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">4/fire-up-your-compaq-deskpro-freedos-1-4-is-the-first-stable-update-since-2022/</span></a></p>
ballpark_frank<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FreeDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeDOS</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/fire-up-your-compaq-deskpro-freedos-1-4-is-the-first-stable-update-since-2022/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">4/fire-up-your-compaq-deskpro-freedos-1-4-is-the-first-stable-update-since-2022/</span></a></p>
Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> I used FreeDOS just a few years ago to update my Dell PC's firmware. So clutch! <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@freedosproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>freedosproject</span></a></span> Awesome project. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeDOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeGeek</span></a></p>
Lukáš Kotek<p>FreeDOS 1.4 is released! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedos</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@freedosproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>freedosproject</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://www.root.cz/zpravicky/vysel-freedos-1-4/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">root.cz/zpravicky/vysel-freedo</span><span class="invisible">s-1-4/</span></a></p>
C:\KKJ\>:idle:<p>Installing <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FreeDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeDOS</span></a> 1.4 RC3 from floppies 💾 💥 </p><p>I read that it fixes a lot of bugs! 🐛 </p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/i486" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>i486</span></a></p>
ArchiveOS<p>Freemacs – a text editor in the Emacs family, adapted for FreeDOS. Developed by Russ Nelson in the 1980s, Freemacs is now distributed under the GNU GPL. <a href="https://archiveapp.org/freemacs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archiveapp.org/freemacs/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/texteditor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texteditor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emacs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedos</span></a></p>
The FreeDOS Project<p>Need to read a whole file into memory?</p><p><a href="https://www.both.org/?p=9990" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">both.org/?p=9990</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>This shows 2 methods:</p><p>1. open + filelength + calloc + read</p><p>2. open + fstat + mmap</p><p>Method 1 works on <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FreeDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeDOS</span></a> and other DOS. Method 2 is best for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> 🐧 and other Unix.</p>
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