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If enabling CSM in your BIOS isn't an option or isn't enough for FreeDOS, there is a translation layer that can get it to run on UEFI hardware: https://github.com/FlyGoat/CSMWrap

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That had not occurred to me and I'm also not sure. FreeDOS was able to boot just fine into the live environment. It was the disk part that failed.

OK, I just posted a comment saying FreeDOS will no longer run on hardware because of lack of BIOS support, but that might change things I guess. Hope it can be made to work.

Another big problem for FreeDOS is the lack of sound card support. I do not know if anyone has solved that yet.

For old DOS games and programs, there is this: https://github.com/crazii/SBEMU

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