We are accustomed to updating the Windows, MacOS, and the Linux system at least once (and usually more) at least once a month, but people with ancient das PC still join entertainment every time. At the end of the week, the team that maintains Fredos officially released version 1.4 In the operating system, contains a list of fixes and updates that have been at work since the last stable update was released In 2022.
Fredos creator and caregiving Jim Hall Fredos go into more detail about 1.4 changes HereAnd are full release notes for changes Here. The release contains “focus on stability” and includes a new version of the latest installer, such as ordinary tools fdiskAnd format And edlin Text Editor. The release also includes the latest HTML help files.
Hall spoke with ARS about many of these changes When we interviewed him about Fredos in 2024. The team issued First release candidate Back to Fredos for January 1.4.
Like the old version, Fredos Installer is available in numerous formats based on which you are installing such a system. For any “modern” PC (where “modern” covers anything that is shipped since the turn of Hazaria), ISO and USB installers are available to make bootable CDs, DVDs, or USB drives. The Fredos Vintage System is also available as a completely separate “floppy edition” that fits 720KB, 1.44MB, or 1.2MB 5.25 and 3.5 -inch floppy disks. This edition “has a limited set of Fredos programs that is more useful to the classic PC hardware” and, space protection, contains no Fredos source code.
The standard install image includes all the files and utilities you need to install the workplace Fredos, and also downloads a separate “Bonus CD” for those who want development tools, Opangium graphical interfaceAnd other tools.