On July 25 2024, 01:49, andrew fabbro wrote via Freedos-user:
1. Does FreeDOS have any AV software options?
I think, any DOS AV software for MS-DOS-compatible Disk Operating
Systems should also work on FreeDOS. No?
I don't think that there are many DOS AV software options left today,
becaus
On July 25 2024, 00:11, Dan Schmidt wrote via Freedos-user:
Maybe a bot off topic, but
How many of you woke up to the CrowdStrike debacle Friday morning and,
after making minced oaths, solemnly proclaimed "If we still had Fat32 and
BIOS, I could fix this with FreeDos in 20 seconds flat!"
On July 25 2024, 11:50, Mateusz Viste wrote via Freedos-user:
On 25/07/2024 10:44, userbeitrag--- via Freedos-user wrote:
Since DOS was vulnerable to boot viruses, it was AFAIK only necessary to
access a (floppy) disk. DOS would always execute the virus if it was in
the boot sector (be it a VBR
On 30th Aug 2025, 13:57, tsiegel--- via Freedos-user wrote:
On 7/30/2025 6:41 AM, Ralf Quint via Freedos-user wrote:
Sorry to disappoint you, but you can't run a "80826 specific programs
on a V20".
Wrong.
Just to throw in one more "item":
"8088 CPU is slightly slower than NEC V20, but