VirtualBox - Virtual Disk Images. Here is a list of virtual disk images available for VirtualBox: Windows 95 ('C' version) . Notes: If you get a protection error, make sure your RAM is set between 100-200 MB, and then reset the virtual machine by going to Machine Reset. Originally 86-DOS, written by Tim Paterson of Seattle Computer Products, DOS was a rough clone of CP/M for 8086 based hardware. Microsoft purchased it and licensed it to IBM for use with Microsoft's IBM PC language products. In 1982, Microsoft began licensing DOS to other OEMs that ported it to their custom x86 hardware and IBM PC.
You want to run FreeDOS in Oracle Virtual Box? Here are some ready-to-use images. So you don’t have to install everything by hand.
Dos Image For Virtualbox
Three images are available:
- “FreeDOS 1.2” – The exact same image as if you’d install the standard CD of the Free Software project.
- FreeDOS 1.2-msc – FreeDOS 1.2 with the addition of MS Client 3.0.
- “FreeDOS 1.2net” – FreeDOS 1.2, configured and with lots of software for networking. (Not everything is open source).
I created this as a hobby. DOS networking fascinates me. While these images are not officially authorized by the FreeDOS project, I kept everything as clean and simple as possible.
License and sources
FreeDOS is Free Software under GNU GPL. Get the sources from freedos.org or install them with FDNPKG.
Dos Virtualbox Images
Ulrich Hansen, Mainz 2015, 2017