![]() ![]() ![]() Microsoft made Word 5.5 for DOS a free download as a Y2K fix. If you want to get a feel for how things were before graphical desktops, though, there is quite a lot of legal pro-grade software out there. DOS might yet get a free multitasking GUI. GeoWorks' bid for the WAP patent rights didn't pan out, the company went under, and the software is now open source. Google's Chrome OS Flex could revive old PCs, Macs.Three major browsers are about to hit version 100. ![]() GNOME Project retires OpenGL rendering library Clutter.Experimental WebAssembly port of LibreOffice released.It's a single-tasking OS, and although it comes with a memory manager that can support nearly 4GB of RAM, all the action happens in the first 640kB, same as it ever was. It's not compatible with GPT disk partitioning or UEFI (unless the latter has CSM, a "Compatibility Support Module"). If you want to run it on bare metal, you need a PC with a BIOS. ![]()
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