The FreeDOS 1.3 RC3 distribution was released May 31, 2020 as part of the development cycle for FreeDOS 1.3
History
The FreeDOS 1.3 RC3 distribution was available in these formats:
- FD13-LiveCD.zip - the bootable LiveCD image
- FD13-LegacyCD.zip - the legacy CD image
- FD13-Floppy.zip - boot floppy for the legacy CD
- FD13-FullUSB.zip - full version of the installer, as a USB fob drive image
- FD13-LiteUSB.zip - small version of the installer, as a USB fob drive image
- FD13-x86.zip - floppy-based distribution for low-end PCs (new in FreeDOS 1.3 RC3)
Changes
New with FreeDOS 1.3-RC3 is the Floppy Diskette Edition of FreeDOS. Compared to the other media, this edition uses a completely different installer and process. It is designed to be compatible with any hardware that can run FreeDOS that has EGA or better graphics. Comprised of only a limited FreeDOS set of core programs, it installs those packages based on hardware support. Only have a 286, then no need to install the CD-Drivers that require a 386. Just got one hard drive and no CD or Floppy? No problem. Just copy the contents of the floppies to some directory and run it from there. Want to perform a headless install to a different DOS directory, piece of cake with the command line options. The best way to sum-up FD13-x86 is to say -- It is the power user installer.
Release notes
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