freedos-notes/README.md

# FreeDOS notes

Usage notes related to FreeDOS.

# License

Project released under the terms of the [WTFPL version 2](LICENSE).

# Notes

1. Software package manager: [`FDIMPLES`](https://www.freedos.org/books/get-started/10-using-fdimples/);
2. Graphical W.W.W. browser: `dillo` - also for viewing images -, `arachne` seems to have problems to connect to the Internet;
3. mTCP contains [IRCjr](https://www.brutman.com/mTCP/IRCjr.html) to chat on IRC networks - [read the user documentation](https://www.brutman.com/mTCP/) for more information;
4. For text: `mined`, `pico`  is said to be libre but does not seem to be, also `edit` is pre-installed and is fine;
5. For viewing text: `pg` seems superior to the pre-installed `less`, which feels strange to use;
6. The graphical shells for FreeDOS are a bit too simple;
7. Didn't try it but there is MPlayer for viewing videos;
8. Didn't try it but there is OHRRPGCE for creating RPGs;
9. Haven't found a good image manipulation program;
10. Haven't tried FreeDOS on real hardware.