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*{| cellpadding="4"|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac}}|'''[httphttps://www.dosbox.com/wiki/SVN_Builds#List_of_SVN_Builds DOSBox Latest Dev Builds]'''|-|align=center|{{Icon|Win|Lin|Mac|BSD|RiscOS|OS2}}*|'''[httphttps://www.dosbox.com/download.php?main=1 DOSBox Latest Stable Builds]'''|-|align=center|{{Icon|Pyra-big}}|'''[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/23 Pyra build]'''|}
===;[httphttps://ykhwongdosbox-staging.x-ygithub.net/ io DOSBox SVN DaumStaging]===:*This :DOSBox Staging is an enhanced build a DOSBox fork that focuses on ease of DOSBox by ykhwonguse, with support for Direct3D modern technology and HLSL shaders, Glide, ethernet, and many other features not found in the official versionbest practices. Unlike vanilla Started as a collaborative effort to “revitalize DOSBox's development process”, it has a menu for on-attempts to modernize the existing DOSBox codebase and prioritizes the-fly configurationquality of newly written code. Has not been updated in years, however. According to The project is also accessible from the [httphttps://www.dosboxgithub.com/wikidosbox-staging/SVN_Builds#Enhanced_SVN_builds DOSBox wikidosbox-staging GitHub website]: "The last version broke this build in various places and uses out of date and not fully working changes of the DOSBox-X branch.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."
===;[httphttps://dfendreloaded.sourceforgeyesterplay.net/ D-Fend Reloadeddosboxece/ DOSBox ECE]===:*A great frontend which allows custom per-game configurations to cut back :DOSBox ECE is a DOSBox fork that is based 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 SVN commits but withsome additional patches such as MT32, so it can be used in conjunction with DOSBox SVN DaumFluidSynth and Voodoo/Glide support.
===DOSBox-X===;[http://www.columbia.edu/~em36/win31dosbox.html Win31DOSBox]:DOSBox-X is a fork :Win31DOSBox aims to be an easy method of the original DOSBox project, as well as an HLE PC emulatorrunning Windows 3. It does what DOSBox does, but goes further, with x games through a focus on accurate emulation customized version 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, CPUsor DOSBox SVN. Among its many features, it adds an easy setup program 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 ability to print from Windows 3.x, 95, 98 and ME and software that was written for those versions 11. The maintainer of WindowsWin31DOSBox has since recommended using [[WineVDM]] instead.
====Systems====DOSBox-X aims :There are multiple ways to maintain get software onto the code to emulate the '''IBM PC/XT/AT, Tandy, PCjr''', and '''[[PC-98 emulators|NEC PC-98]]'''system. It does not plan to emulate any other MS-DOS system For folders andfiles, in you can drag them into the main authorC-DRIVE folder. If you have a physical CD you can just insert it into your CD drive. If it's (Jon Campbell) words, only the aforementioned systems will be considered for development in DOSBox-X. This restriction prevents stretching of the codebase a CD image you need to an unmanageable level and helps keep the code base organizedmount it using a software like Virtual CloneDrive.:If it'''However''', s a floppy disk image you need to drag the author has stated that other coders are strongly encouraged to fork out respective images over the main DOSBox-X project so they can work Extract to develop MSA-DOS emulation on any other platform or emulate other unique MS-DOS based system(s)Drive Folder. He has provided stubs exe program which will extract them to enable '''FMthe A-Towns''' emulation in such a branch for any interested programmersDRIVE folder.
===;[http://wwwwin9xbox.columbiasourceforge.edu/~em36/win31dosbox.html Win31DOSBoxnet 9xbox]===Win31DOSBox is :There was some interest in creating a fork version of DOSBox that aims to be an easy method of playing would improve compatibility with Windows 395/98/ME.xx games on your computer. It has an easy setup program and has However, it never passed the ability to print from Windows 3.11. (Might need some tweakingtheoretical stage.)
To get started with Win31DOSBox you first need a copy of either Windows 3.11 or WfW (Windows for Workgroups) 3.11 (IMG, CD, or MSDN download) and once you have that you need to put either the 6 (Windows 3.11) or 9 (WfW 3.11) IMG files if you are using those, the ISO file which is only for WfW 3.11, or the MSDN self-extracting .exe.==References=={{Reflist}}
After that, you then can run InstallWin31DOSBox.exe which will automatically install Windows for you. Once Windows is installed, check that everything works and then install Video for Windows and Quicktime which is located in the Video folder in Program Manager. It is also recommended to install WinG and Win32s aswell.
To get software onto the system there are multiple ways. For folders and files, you can drag them into the C-DRIVE folder. If you have a physical CD you can just insert it into your CD drive. If it's a CD image you need to mount it using a software like Virtual CloneDrive. If it's a floppy disk image you need to drag the respective images over the Extract to A-Drive Folder.exe program which will extract them to the A-DRIVE folder.==See Also==* [[Dosbox Compatibility List]] (Small list of very old emulator builds with flaky compatibility in DOSBox)
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|title = DOSBox
|logo = DOSBox.png
|logowidth = 265120
|version = 0.74-3
|active = Yes
|fate =
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows, |Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux, ]]<br/>FreeBSD and more
|target = [[Intel CPUs|286 and 386]]
|prog-lang = C++
|developer = [httphttps://www.dosbox.com/crew.php DOSBox Crew]|website = [httphttps://www.dosbox.com DOSBox.com]
|source = [http://source.dosbox.com/dosboxsvn.tgz tgz]
|license = GNU GPLv2
}}
'''DOSBox''' is an a free and open-source, [[High/Low level emulation|high-level]] [[Intel CPUs|286 and 386 emulator]] written in C++.
==Downloads==
==FeaturesOverview==
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 Windows 95, thus potentially being able to play games made for those platforms.
===Frontends===Because DOSBox doesn't have a GUI, two projects were made to fulfill that role. ;[http://dfendreloaded.sourceforge.net 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 with forks as well. ;[https://dbgl.org DOSBox Game Launcher]:Another frontend based on Java that is said to be inspired by the D-Fend's. ;[https://github.com/rtts/ialauncher IA Launcher]:IA Launcher is a graphical games launcher for under 3000 MS-DOS games from old times. It uses the Internet Archive to download games on-the-fly and DOSBox to play them offline. ==Forks==DOSBox has many forks over the years. This section attempts to list the most notable ones. [http://www.launchboxdosbox.com/wiki/SVN_Builds#Enhanced_SVN_builds DOSBox's official wiki] also has a partial list of DOSBox forks. Even more forks are listed in the [https://github.com/dosbox-appstaging/dosbox-staging/wiki/DOSBox-forks DOSBox forks page] of DOSBox Staging's GitHub wiki. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|Platform(s) ! scope="col"|Latest Version! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]! scope="col"|Active! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-! colspan="8"|PC / x86|-| DOSBox Staging| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}| [https://dosbox-staging.github.io {{DOSBoxStagingVer}}]| {{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-| [https://dosbox-x.com/ LaunchBoxDOSBox-X]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|DOS}}| [https://dosbox-x.com {{DOSBox-XVer}}]| {{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|-| [https://yesterplay.net/dosboxece/ DOSBox ECE]| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}| [https://yesterplay.net/dosboxece/ SVN]| {{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}|-| DOSBox Pure| align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|}}*Portable Box| [https://github.com/schellingb/dosbox-Artpure git]| {{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{TBD}}|} ===Active forks==={{Infobox emulator|title = DOSBox-X|screenshot = DOSBox-X-screenshot-sdl2.png|screenshotwidth = 250px|screenshotcaption = The SDL2 UI on Windows 10. DOSBox-X also has versions for SDL1 and MinGW in the installer.|developer = Jonathan Campbell<br/>(Project maintainer)<br/>Wengier, and others|version = {{Version|DOSBox-X}}|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br/>[[Emulators on DOS|DOS]]|target = [[Intel CPUs]]<br/>[[NEC PC-9800 series|NEC PC-98]]|active = Yes|website = [https://dosbox-x.com dosbox-x.com]|license = GNU GPLv2|source = [https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x GitHub]}} ;[https://dosbox-x.com DOSBox-X]::DOSBox-Based Games Database X is vastly different from other DOSBox forks in that it aims to be a complete emulation package that covers all pre-2000 DOS and Launcher Windows 9x based hardware scenarios. It features more flexibility by way of config options and an accompanying frontend to customize the DOS VM further, and beyond games it also supports standard software for DOS, as well as DOS-based Windows including Windows 3.x and 9x/ME (which it should be able to accelerate in the future). The project also has its own [https://dosbox-x.com/wiki wiki] which contains extensive documentation on DOSBox-X, and a summary of notable added features can be seen [https://dosbox-x.com/wiki/DOSBox%E2%80%90X’s-Feature-Highlights here]. The project is also accessible from the [https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x GitHub website]. :While DOSBox-X currently supports emulation of [[Intel CPUs|IBM PC/XT/AT]], Toshiba AX/J3100, EmulatorsIBM PCjr/Tandy, and [[NEC PC Games-9800 series|NEC PC-98]] architecture, the maintainer, Jonathan Campbell, does not plan to add any other MS-DOS system. This limitation is mainly done to prevent bloating of the codebase, keeping it at a manageable level for himself while also staying organized. However, the codebase does contain stubbed source files for [[FM Towns emulators|FM Towns]] emulation in the event that other programmers want to add that functionality.
;[https://github.com/schellingb/dosbox-pure DOSBox Pure]::DOSBox Pure is a new DOSBox fork specifically built for RetroArch/Libretro. According to its project description it aims for simplicity and ease of use.<ref name="DB-Pure_libretro">{{cite web|url==[httphttps://memberswww.quicknetlibretro.nlcom/blankendaalrindex.php/dbgldosbox-pure-out-now-for-public-testing/ |title=DOSBox Game Launcher]Pure – Out now for public testing |author='Psyraven' |website=libretro |publisher=WordPress |date=*A frontend based on Java, and has a UI inspired by the original D-Fend21 December 2020}}</ref>
==Versions=====9xboxOthers===There has been some interest in creating ;[http://web.archive.org/web/20161230025119/http://home.arcor.de/h-a version -l-9000/ DOSBox Mega Build]:Was an enhanced build of DOSBox that incorporates compatibility with Windows 95focused on serial/98/MEnetworking support. Contains the NE2000 patch, parallel port passthrough, virtual printer, OPL passthrough, and others. As However, it hasn't been updated in years, and most of 02/09/13, what it has not passed added was covered by the theoretical stage and no work has been doneactively maintained [[#Active forks |DOSBox-X]] fork.
;[http://win9xboxykhwong.sourceforgex-y.net/DOSBox SVN Daum]:Was an enhanced build of DOSBox by ykhwong, with support for Direct3D and HLSL shaders, Glide, Ethernet, virtual printer, and a built-in UI. However, it hasn't been updated in years, and most of what it added was covered by the actively maintained [[#Active forks |DOSBox-X]] fork.
:http://dosboxTo get started, you first need a copy of either Windows 3.11 or WfW (Windows for Workgroups) 3.11. Once you have that, you need to put in either the 6 (Windows 3.11) or 9 (WfW 3.11) floppy images, or the ISO file, or the MSDN self-xextracting .exe. After that, running InstallWin31DOSBox.com/:https://githubexe which will automatically install Windows 3.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x:[http://dosbox-xfor you. Once it's finished, check that everything works and then install Video for Windows and Quicktime which is located in the Video folder in Program Manager.com/doxygen/html/indexIt is also recommended to install WinG and Win32s as well.html Documentation]
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