Congratulations! Thanks to everybody who put so much work in it! 

Merry Christmas!

> Am 25.12.2016 um 16:17 schrieb Jim Hall <jh...@freedos.org>:
> 
> I am proud to announce the release of FreeDOS 1.2! You can download it from 
> our website at www.freedos.org.
> 
> The latest official FreeDOS distribution is the result of the hard work from 
> many people. Thanks to everyone in the FreeDOS Project for their work towards 
> this new release! There are too many of you to recognize individually, but 
> you have all helped enormously. Thank you!
> 
> DOS is one of the oldest PC operating systems. FreeDOS has an equally long 
> history. We started the FreeDOS Project in 1994 to create a free, open source 
> software version of DOS. We made our first Alpha release in September 1994, 
> and our first Beta in March 1998. In September 2006, we finally released 
> FreeDOS 1.0. And in January 2012, we released FreeDOS 1.1.
> 
> The new FreeDOS 1.2 is mostly an incremental change over FreeDOS 1.1, 
> although you'll find a few nice surprises.
> 
> FreeDOS 1.2 now makes it easier to connect to a network. We include a 
> revamped network setup and useful network applications to get you online. Try 
> the Dillo web browser for a graphical web experience, or the Links web 
> browser if you want just the text.
> 
> If you're interested in updated functionality, you can find new tools under 
> the Utilities section. For example, FreeDOS 1.2 provides several image 
> enhancement programs like Pngcrush and Gifsicle. Or you can enhance the DOS 
> command line with Unix-like utilities like sed, grep, tee, head, and bc.
> 
> Many people use FreeDOS to play games, and FreeDOS 1.2 now includes several 
> open source games for you to try. We include Freedoom and Boom for classic 
> first-person shooter fans. Arcade-style game fans will like Wing, a familiar 
> space shooter game, or Kiloblaster, a fast-paced arcade shooter. Classic 
> gamers will want to try Nethack, Invaders, Sudoku, and Tetris. For those who 
> want to play their own classic DOS games, we provide other tools like 
> Slowdown, so you can run certain older games on a fast modern computer.
> 
> But I think the first thing you'll notice about FreeDOS 1.2 is the new 
> installer! I wanted to make the install process an easy one, for new and 
> experienced users alike. And we have that in the new FreeDOS 1.2 installer, 
> thanks to Jerome Shidel. If you are a new user, the installer makes it easy 
> to install FreeDOS and get going with a few defaults. If you're an 
> experienced DOS user, you can unlock the Advanced installer that lets you 
> tweak the FreeDOS install to your preference.
> 
> I'm very excited for the new FreeDOS 1.2 distribution!
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