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==Versions==
 
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===9xbox===
There has been interest in creating a version of DOSBox that incorporates compatibility with Windows 95/98/ME. As of 02/09/13 it has not passed the theoretical stage and no work has been done. 
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There has been interest in creating a version of DOSBox that incorporates compatibility with Windows 95/98/ME. As of 02/09/13 it has not passed the theoretical stage and no work has been done.
  
 
http://win9xbox.sourceforge.net/
 
http://win9xbox.sourceforge.net/
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===DOSBox-X===
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DOSBox-X is a fork of the original DOSBox project. It does what DOSBox does, but goes further, with a focus on accurate emulation of pre-2000 PC hardware and includes many more ways to tweak and configure the DOS virtual machine. The aim is for DOSBox-X to be a complete emulation package that covers all pre-2000 DOS and Windows 9x based hardware needs, including peripherals, motherboards, CPUs, and all manner of hardware that was made for PC hardware of that time. The emulator should in the future have full support and acceleration of Windows 3.x, 95, 98 and ME and software written for those versions of Windows.
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http://dosbox-x.com/
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https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x
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[http://dosbox-x.com/doxygen/html/index.html Documentation]
  
 
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Revision as of 00:43, 12 July 2018

DOSBox
DOSBox.png
Developer(s) DOSBox Crew
Last version 0.74
Active yes
Platform(s) Multi-platform
Emulates DOS
Website DOSBox.com
Source code tgz

DOSBox is a multi-platform, command-line DOS emulator.

Downloads

Features

DOSBox is capable of emulating many older computer games that are otherwise very difficult if not impossible to play on modern operating systems and hardware. It has very high compatibility, as it can be configured to emulate the environment of many machines, with support for various display modes, including CGA, EGA, Hercules, Tandy, and VGA. With some work, it is even possible to install and load old Windows operating systems, such as Windows 3.11 and Window 95, thus potentially being able to play games made for those platforms.

Frontends

LaunchBox

  • Portable Box-Art-Based Games Database and Launcher for DOSBox, Emulators, and PC Games

DOSBox SVN Daum

  • This is an enhanced build of DOSBox by ykhwong, with support for Direct3D and HLSL shaders, Glide, ethernet, and many other features not found in the official version. Unlike vanilla DOSBox, it has a menu for on-the-fly configuration. Has not been updated in years, however. According to the DOSBox wiki: "The last version broke this build in various places and uses out of date and not fully working changes of the DOSBox-X branch. It is no longer recommended to use it."

D-Fend Reloaded

  • A great frontend which allows custom per-game configurations to cut back on fiddling with settings just to run specific games well. It also lets you use your own build of DOSBox instead of the one it comes with, so it can be used in conjunction with DOSBox SVN Daum.

DOSBox Game Launcher

  • A frontend based on Java, and has a UI inspired by the original D-Fend

Versions

9xbox

There has been interest in creating a version of DOSBox that incorporates compatibility with Windows 95/98/ME. As of 02/09/13 it has not passed the theoretical stage and no work has been done.

http://win9xbox.sourceforge.net/

DOSBox-X

DOSBox-X is a fork of the original DOSBox project. It does what DOSBox does, but goes further, with a focus on accurate emulation of pre-2000 PC hardware and includes many more ways to tweak and configure the DOS virtual machine. The aim is for DOSBox-X to be a complete emulation package that covers all pre-2000 DOS and Windows 9x based hardware needs, including peripherals, motherboards, CPUs, and all manner of hardware that was made for PC hardware of that time. The emulator should in the future have full support and acceleration of Windows 3.x, 95, 98 and ME and software written for those versions of Windows.

http://dosbox-x.com/ https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x Documentation