Subj : FreeDOS vs MS-DOS
To   : unixl0rd
From : Nightfox
Date : Mon Feb 12 2024 09:59:23

  Re: FreeDOS vs MS-DOS
  By: unixl0rd to All on Sat Feb 10 2024 07:13 am

 un> I'm still debating whether I should install FreeDOS or MS-DOS. On the one
 un> hand, FreeDOS is up-to-date, has its own package management program, and
 un> seems easier to set up. On the other hand, it may not be as compatible as
 un> MS-DOS in regard to games that were programmed in non-standard ways.

 un> What do you think? Should I install FreeDOS or MS-DOS (or any other
 un> flavour of DOS)?

When you say FreeDOS is "up to date", what does that mean?  I imagine FreeDOS probably has some stuff that MS-DOS doesn't have, but I feel like MS-DOS is what almost everyone ran on a PC, so I'd go with MS-DOS.

There are also alternatives such as Digital Research's DR-DOS and IBM's PC-DOS, which are interesting, but I've heard of things like Microsoft making Windows 3.1 refuse to run if it detected DR-DOS, and things like that..

Nightfox
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