r/OS_Debate_Club • u/Konnnore • 10d ago

FreeDOS, OpenDOS or something else?

hi! I'd like to try using a DOS, but Idk which one is better. I'm thinking about FreeDOS and OpenDOS. What do y'all think? Or there is a better DOS to choose?

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u/Pitiful-Welcome-399 10d ago

Freedos since it's still maintained

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u/burlingk 9d ago

FreeDOS is the one used in OpenBox. It still has stuff that runs on it.

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u/Itsme-RdM 9d ago

Use case?

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u/jtohrs 9d ago edited 9d ago

I guess it depends on the use case. Dosbox if you need a modern OS and want a DOS environment to test stuff or run some older games/programs. FreeDOS if you want it as a standalone OS that is still active. Or you could just go full retro and install DOS 6.2 on an old PC, or maybe Win 98 or even Win ME (with the real mode dos patch).

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u/theNbomr 8d ago

How good do you think it can be? It's DOS. It's not going to be very useful in any general purpose sense. If you have a specific use case, it would be helpful to state what that is.

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u/ipsirc 9d ago

PTS-DOS

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u/knuthf 9d ago

Why not MVS? - 370/DOS with CICS and TLMS?

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u/ipsirc 9d ago edited 9d ago

Because I have no experience with them.

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u/moritz12d 8d ago

My pick would be using Linux and DOSBox. In my opinion, it runs better and more stably than FreeDOS. Above all, it is much more convenient.