Get Started with FreeDOS
Learn how to use FreeDOS with this collection of how-tos. Includes how to navigate with CD and DIR, how to use the DOS environment, how to write BAT files, how to configure FreeDOS with FDCONFIG and FDAUTO, and more. Great for beginners and experts alike.
Introduction
- A brief history of DOS (and FreeDOS)
- FreeDOS 1.3 Release Candidate 4
- An interview with FreeDOS founder Jim Hall
Using FreeDOS
- How to navigate with CD and DIR
- FreeDOS for Linux users
- How to set and use environment variables
- How to automate tasks with BAT files
- How to archive files on FreeDOS
Using the applications
- How to install and remove packages with FDIMPLES
- How to listen to music on FreeDOS
- How to use FreeDOS Edit
- How to edit text with Edlin
- How to use the Freemacs text editor
Programming on FreeDOS
- How to program on FreeDOS with GW-BASIC
- How to program on FreeDOS with Bywater BASIC
- How to program in C on FreeDOS