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comp.os.msdos.programmer FAQ part 1/5
Section - - Is the source code MS-DOS available?

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 No, the source code to MS-DOS is not currently available; however, the
 source code to an MS-DOS alternative known as FreeDOS is freely
 available; see <Q:02.11> [What and where is FreeDOS?] for more
 information.

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Ben in Seattle
Jun 2, 2026 @ 4:16 pm
Another solution is to use a parallel port loopback plug. It makes the PC think there is a printer attached. The benefit of this is it doesn't require anticipating the problem with ANSI.SYS escape sequences nor does it make you wait half an hour for the "Abort, Retry, Ignore?" prompt, as some versions of DOS do.

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