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Provide a clean, vanilla DOS environment without unwanted Windows 9x GUI remnants. Enthusiasts writing Assembly or C code targeting real
Includes essential utilities like FDISK , FORMAT , MOUSE.COM , and CD-ROM drivers. Boot the machine
