FreeDOS Ripcord Beta 7 H03 - Install Sets

Below are all the install sets (aka disk sets) available.
Please download those that you wish to install, don't forget, you must unzip them onto a floppy or in a directory on your hard drive to make use of them.

360KB sized install sets are also available for some of the install sets (suitable for 5.25inch 360KB floppies and larger)

Required:

Base: The essential DOS utiities, which reproduce the functionality of MS-DOS.

• base1.zip

Programs:

Compilers: Compilers, assemblers, and development tools that are distributed with FreeDOS. These tools allow anyone to develop DOS software.
(Note: Programs distributed separately below are not included in lang#.zip.)

• lang1.zip

The following programs are distributed separately because they may only be redistributed unmodified. However, all are free for use to create DOS software. Please read,understand, and follow the terms indicated in each package's archive.

• The DDS Micro-C compiler v3.22, copyright 1988-2002 Dave Dunfield (locally available - MC322PC.ZIP)
  Visit http://www.dunfield.com for more information on Dunfield Development Systems (DDS) or to obtain Micro-C from the author.
  If you do not have a MASM compatible assembler and linker then you should also get ARROWASM.ZIP and VAL.ZIP.
  (source for Arrowsoft assembler not available, source for Val linker - VAL SRC.ZIP)
  
  
• Pacific C may be obtained from ftp://ftp.htsoft.com/hitech/pacific/, please visit HI-TECH software http://www.htsoft.com/ for more information.
  (Local copy also available in htsoft directory.)
  
  
• Wolfware Asm (WASM) may be obtained from http://user.mc.net/~warp/software.html
  (Local copy also available: wasm223.zip.)
  
  
• You may also wish to checkout http://www.openwatcom.org/, currently only available as an update, but an open source version will be available.

GUI: Graphical User Interfaces for FreeDOS

• gui1.zip

Editors: Editors for use with FreeDOS

• edit1.zip

If you use vim then you probably will also want the runtime files: Either

• vim60rt.zip one big 2MB file or
• vim60rt1.zip and vim60rt2.zip two smaller files (1.3MB & 0.7MB)

Network: PPP access, browsers, mail readers, etc.

• net1.zip - not available

Utilities: Other useful programs associated with FreeDOS, but not essential for reproducing MS-DOS. Some are variants from UNIX and other operating systems.

• util1.zip
• util2.zip

Source:

Base Source:

• src_bas1.zip (Source for Base programs)
• src_bas2.zip
• src_ker1.zip (Source for Kernel, FreeCOM, & Install)

Compilers Source:

• src_lng1.zip

GUI Source:

• Seal 2 lambda source, this is NOT an install set, but the original unmodified source zip file (~3MB). seal2-dev-01-12-2001-lambda.zip

Editors Source:

• src_edt1.zip
• src_edt2.zip

Network Source:

• src_net1.zip - not available

Utilities Source:

• src_utl1.zip
• src_utl2.zip
• src_utl3.zip

Contact Information:

If you find a problem (bug), please report it using FreeDOS bug tracking system.
Please check first to ensure your problem is not in the FAQ, errata, or an existing bug. If it is an existing bug, please feel free to add details to help track and eliminate the bug.
When reporting bugs, explicitly state the program versions you are using, you may also indicate FreeDOS Ripcord Beta 7 H03 (or B7H03).

There are also several mailing lists that may be of help, see http://www.freedos.org/freedos/join/

Jeremy Davis
jeremyd@computer.org