Jim Hall
Updated: 12/31/2020 by Computer Hope
Name: Jim Hall
Born: 1972
Computer-related contributions
- Computer programmer.
- Advocate for open source software.
- Known for his work on FreeDOS, an open-source DOS operating system that runs MS-DOS programs and games.
- Original developer of GNU Robots, a competitive programmable automaton environment developed for the GNU Project, based on the legendary Crobots programming game. In GNU Robots, users write programs that behave like autonomous robots, exploring a virtual environment and fighting other user-programmed robots for dominance.