lproven/usb-dos
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Usable DOS-based live USB media
15 mentions on Hacker News by 6 people: 2 stories, 13 comments · first 2025-01-02 · latest 2026-08-26
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…basically any 21st century x86 box straight into DOS. I have a hobby project that does just that: https://github.com/lproven/usb-dos And yes, that includes UEFI boxes: https://github.com/CSMWrap/CSMWrap (No, I have not tried this myself…
comment by lproven · 2026-08-26 · in Amiga-Inspired AROS Goes Bare Metal on Raspberry Pi -
…it and shared it. https://www.sfwriter.com/ws7.htm I incorporated it into my bootable DOS USB key: https://github.com/lproven/usb-dos He likes this and thanked me. :-)
comment by lproven · 2026-06-27 · in WordStar: A Writer's Word Processor (1996) -
https://github.com/lproven/usb-dos "To get your work off the key, just insert the key into a computer that's already running any more modern OS than DOS."
comment by UncleSlacky · 2026-06-27 · in WordStar: A Writer's Word Processor (1996) -
More less why I built this, TBH. https://github.com/lproven/usb-dos
comment by lproven · 2026-05-24 · in Time to talk about my writerdeck -
Why not just use DOS? e.g.: https://github.com/lproven/usb-dos At least the laptops that can still run DOS natively tend to have fairly good keyboards...
comment by UncleSlacky · 2026-05-23 · in Time to talk about my writerdeck -
I offer a modern distro of a DOS. :-) So yes. https://github.com/lproven/usb-dos
comment by lproven · 2026-05-13 · in Screenshots of Old Desktop OSes -
…I do a bootable DOS system on a live USB key and it includes Protext. :-) https://github.com/lproven/usb-dos
comment by lproven · 2026-03-25 · in What happened to GEM? -
…you can boot and run direct from USB, without installation, on any PC which supports legacy boot. https://github.com/lproven/usb-dos
comment by lproven · 2026-02-21 · in A word processor from 1990s for Atari ST/TOS is still supported by enthusiasts -
…A Core i7 can boot and run MS-DOS from the 8088. I offer a freebie DOS distro for modern PCs: https://github.com/lproven/usb-dos What more do you want than "executes the same binaries"?
comment by lproven · 2025-08-18 · in BBC Micro, ancestor to ARM -
…https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/26/dos_distraction_free_... [2] Usable DOS-based live USB media https://github.com/lproven/usb-dos
comment by pogue · 2025-04-27 · in Microsoft Word 5.5 And 6.0 In-depth DOS Review With Pics (2018) -
…comfier and more familiar in some ways than FreeDOS, and I have a little hobby project based on it. https://github.com/lproven/usb-dos
comment by lproven · 2025-02-25 · in The DOS 3.3 sys.com bug hunt -
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Usable DOS-based live USB media, for distraction-free writingstory by jmmv · 2025-01-14 · 0 comments
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Usable DOS-based live USB media, for distraction-free writingstory by todsacerdoti · 2025-01-14 · 0 comments
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…https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/23/svardos_drdos_reborn/ I have built a hobby project around it: https://github.com/lproven/usb-dos
comment by lproven · 2025-01-05 · in ELKS: Linux for 16-bit Intel Processors -
The link should probably be updated to https://github.com/lproven/usb-dos
comment by dgares · 2025-01-02 · in DOS live USB image with tools for writers