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Jim Hall

b. 1950

Programmer

Software engineer

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About Jim Hall

Born 1950. Jim Hall is a software engineer.

Jim Hall (James F. Hall) is a computer programmer and advocate of free software, best known for his work on FreeDOS. Hall began writing the free replacement for the MS-DOS operating system in 1994 when he was still a physics student

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Important facts

Born

1950

Birth century

20th century

Occupation

Software engineer

Education

University of Wisconsin–River Falls, Century College, University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Employers

University of Minnesota

Also known as

Jim F. Hall, James Hall

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Jim Hall's

French resistance fighter

Frequently asked questions

Who is Jim Hall?

programmer

When was Jim Hall born?

Jim Hall was born in 1950.

What is Jim Hall's occupation?

Jim Hall is a software engineer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jim Hall

· Wikidata: Q6195392

· DBpedia: Jim Hall (computer programmer)

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jim Hall. https://biography.guide/jim-hall-software-engineer/

MLA: "Jim Hall." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/jim-hall-software-engineer/.

Chicago: "Jim Hall." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/jim-hall-software-engineer/.

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