Hi Mwanga Wa Jua, > I know it has grown out of several different legacy/vintage DOS-based OSs, > but is it still a multi-user OS? Does it support multiple logins/terminal > sessions?
FreeDOS never was a multi-user OS as far as I remember. It is based on the FreeDOS / DOS-C kernel and the FreeCOM command.com shell but today the word FreeDOS also describes the distro, which means the collection of free DOS software that you get when you install from the CD. There are also FreeDOS floppy distros such as for example http://rugxulo.googlepages.com/ which you can also use (eg by using the 2.88 MB floppy as boot image for a data CD or DVD) to create a small but fresh boot CD :-). > Where can I get a full spec-list of FreeDOS's current features? Kernel features: See text file included in the kernel package: www.freedos.org/freedos/software/ - base - kernel (2036 stable, 2037 devel, also 2038 planned next stable) Basically it is just a normal DOS, similar to MS DOS 5 or 7 depending on whether you use kernels without or with FAT32. Distro: You can read the list of software (see above) to see which programs are included. You can also read a collection of help texts in our HTMLHELP package. You can help us by checking the upcoming version and reporting questions on it: http://home.mnet-online.de/willybilly/fdoshelp/en/index.htm http://home.mnet-online.de/willybilly/fdoshelp/de/index.htm (Comments on the German translation are welcome, too!) > User guide? See above. > Administration manual? There is no real administration beyond writing config and autoexec files. Works similar to MS DOS but the drivers are usually more modern and use different options, so you should have a look at the docs of the drivers if they do not do what you would "classically" expect them to do... > How-to reference pages for configuring various environments. There is a network connection guide for example, but note that DOS does not have built-in network! It is drivers and apps which can have networking, the DOS kernel only looks at what the drivers do for it. http://lazybrowndog.net/freedos/ You can also find several Wiki, FAQ and Howto pages linked from the www.freedos.org startpage and other places there. > A good source of dos-based applications to run on FreeDos: > word processors, text editors, menu programs, language > interpreters/compilers, databases, database applications, etc. See the software list above, but also the link collection: http://www.freedos.org/freedos/links/ And of course: You can run almost all programs which are made for "DOS" (typically MS DOS) with any DOS, including FreeDOS and PC DOS and DR DOS and so on. If some programs only work in another DOS but not in FreeDOS, write about that problem on the mailing list. Thanks :-) Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Apps built with the Adobe(R) Flex(R) framework and Flex Builder(TM) are powering Web 2.0 with engaging, cross-platform capabilities. Quickly and easily build your RIAs with Flex Builder, the Eclipse(TM)based development software that enables intelligent coding and step-through debugging. Download the free 60 day trial. http://p.sf.net/sfu/www-adobe-com _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
