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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Pyra build]'''|}'''Note: These versions are years out-of-date and missing countless features and bug fixes. [[DOSBox#Forks|DOSBox forks]] are better choice for almost all users.'''
http<div style="display:flex; flex-flow: row wrap; justify-content: space-between;"><div style="flex: 1 0 240px; margin: 0.5em;"><font size="3"><b>The following forks are cores for [[libretro]]:</b></win9xbox.sourceforge.net/font>
:http:{{Infobox emulator|title = DOSBox-core|screenshot = DOSBox-core MIDI on VSTi.jpg|screenshotwidth = 250px|screenshotcaption = DOSBox-core running Ultima 8 with a standalone MIDI synthesizer (Roland's Sound Canvas emulator VSTi plugin "Sound Canvas VA") which is run using a VSTi host "Falcosoft Midi Player" (runs on Linux via [[Wine]] here).|developer = Nikos Chantziaras (maintainer) and others|version = {{Version|DOSBox-core}}|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br/dosbox-x.com>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on Android|Android]]:|target = [[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|x86 CPUs]]|active = Yes|website = [https://github.com/joncampbell123realnc/dosbox-xcore Site]|license = GNU GPLv2:|source = [httphttps://dosbox-xgithub.com/doxygenrealnc/htmldosbox-core GitHub]}}</index.html Documentation]div>
To get started with Win31DOSBox you first need ;[http://web.archive.org/web/20161230025119/http://home.arcor.de/h-a copy -l-9000/ DOSBox Mega Build]:Was an enhanced build of either Windows 3DOSBox focused on serial/networking support.11 or WfW (Windows for Workgroups) 3.11 (IMGContains the NE2000 patch, parallel port passthrough, virtual printer, CDOPL passthrough, or MSDN download) and once you have that you need to put either the 6 (Windows 3others.11) or 9 (WfW 3.11) IMG files if you are using thoseHowever, the ISO file which is only WfW 3.11it hasn't been updated in years, or and most of what it added was covered by the MSDN selfactively maintained [[#Notable active forks|DOSBox-extracting .exeX]] fork.
After that;[http://ykhwong.x-y.net DOSBox SVN Daum]:Was an enhanced build of DOSBox by ykhwong, you then can run InstallWin31DOSBox.exe which will automatically install Windows with support for you. Once Windows is installed check that everything works Direct3D and then install Video for Windows HLSL shaders, Glide, Ethernet, virtual printer, and Quicktime which is located a built-in the Video folder UI. However, it hasn't been updated in Program Manager. It is also recommended to install WinG years, and Win32s aswellmost of what it added was covered by the actively maintained [[#Notable active forks|DOSBox-X]] fork.
To get software onto the system there are multiple ways. For folders and files, you can drag the, 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.</div>
→Notable active forks
|title = DOSBox
|logo = DOSBox.png
|logowidth = 265120|version = 0.74-3{{Version|DOSBox}}|active = YesNo
|fate =
|platform = [[Emulators on Windows, |Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux, ]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on BSD|FreeBSD ]]<br/>[[Emulators on OS/2|OS/2]] and more|target = [[Intel CPUsPOS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#Intel_CPU.27s|286 and 386]]
|prog-lang = C++
|developer = [httphttps://www.dosbox.com/crew.php DOSBox Crew]|website = [httphttps://www.dosbox.com DOSBox.com]|license = GNU GPLv2|support = [https://btc.com/1BwXUekP4sFiR7kcqBxWrCYXU8ZAWQRbFK Bitcoin]<br/>[https://www.paypal.com/donate/?item_name=Donation+to+DOSBox+DOS+Emulator&cmd=_donations&business=qbix79%40users.sourceforge.net PayPal ([email protected])]<br/>[https://www.paypal.com/webapps/shoppingcart?flowlogging_id=f9259906fd9cd&mfid=1694152320123_f9259906fd9cd#/checkout/openButton PayPal ([email protected])]<br/>[https://paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=RK4BA9ERN5AWL PayPal (Peter Veenstra)]
|source = [http://source.dosbox.com/dosboxsvn.tgz tgz]
}}
'''DOSBox''' is an a free and open-source, [[High/Low level emulation|high-level]] [[Intel CPUsPOS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#Intel_CPU.27s|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======[http://wwwBecause DOSBox doesn't have a GUI, projects were made to fulfill that role.launchbox-app.com/ LaunchBox]===*Portable Box-Art-Based Games Database and Launcher for {{Main|Frontends#DOSBox, Emulators, and PC Games}}
===[http://ykhwong.x-y.net/ DOSBox SVN Daum]=See Also==*This is an enhanced build [[Dosbox Compatibility List]] - Small list of DOSBox by ykhwong, very old emulator builds with support for Direct3D and HLSL shaders, Glide, ethernet, and many other features not found flaky compatibility 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 * [[http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/SVN_Builds#Enhanced_SVN_builds DOSBox wikiWii Compatibility]]: "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."
==Forks==DOSBox has many forks over the years. This section attempts to list the most notable ones. [http://dfendreloadedwww.sourceforgedosbox.netcom/ D-Fend Reloadedwiki/SVN_Builds#Enhanced_SVN_builds DOSBox's official wiki]===*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 has a partial list of DOSBox instead forks. Even more forks are listed in the [https://github.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging/wiki/DOSBox-forks DOSBox forks page] of the one it comes with, so it can be used in conjunction with DOSBox SVN DaumStaging's GitHub wiki.
===[httpNotable active forks=== <div style="display: flex; flex-flow: row wrap; justify-content: space-between;"><div style="flex: 1 0 240px; margin: 0.5em;"><font size="3"><b>The following forks are standalone emulators:</b></membersfont> {{Infobox emulator|title = DOSBox-X|screenshot = DOSBox-X-screenshot-sdl2.quicknetpng|screenshotwidth = 250px|screenshotcaption = The SDL2 UI on Windows 10.nlDOSBox-X also has versions for SDL1 and MinGW in the installer.|developer = Jonathan Campbell (maintainer)<br/>Wengier, and others|version = {{Version|DOSBox-X}}|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/blankendaalr>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/dbgl>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br/ DOSBox Game Launcher>[[Emulators on DOS|DOS]]|target = [[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|x86 CPUs]]<br/>[[NEC PC-9800 series|NEC PC-98]]|active =Yes|website =[https://dosbox-x.com dosbox-x.com]|license =GNU GPLv2*A frontend based on Java, and has a UI inspired by the original D|source = [https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-Fendx GitHub]}}
{{Infobox emulator|title =DOSBox Staging|screenshot =VersionsDOSBox Staging intro.png|screenshotwidth =250px|screenshotcaption =DOSBox staging intro screen.|developer =kcgen (maintainer) and others|version ={{Version|DOSBox Staging}}|platform =9xbox[[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]|target =[[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|x86 CPUs]]|active =Yes|website =[https://dosbox-staging.github.io/ dosbox-staging.github.io]|license = GNU GPLv2There has been some interest in creating a version of DOSBox that incorporates compatibility with Windows 95|support = [https://github.com/sponsors/dosbox-staging GitHub Sponsor]<br/>[https:/98/MEopencollective. As of 02com/dosbox-staging Open Collective]|source = [https:/09/13, it has not passed the theoretical stage and no work has been donegithub.com/dosbox-staging/dosbox-staging GitHub]}}</div>
{{Infobox emulator|title = DOSBox Pure|screenshot = DOSBox Pure start menu.png|screenshotwidth =250px|screenshotcaption =DOSBox Pure start menu.|developer =Bernhard Schelling (maintainer) and others|version = {{Version|DOSBox-XPure}}|platform = [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS]]<br/>[[Emulators on Raspberry Pi|Raspberry Pi]]<br/>[[Emulators on Android|Android]]<br/>[[Emulators on 3DS|3DS]]<br/>[[Emulators on GameCube|GameCube]]<br/>[[Emulators on Wii|Wii]]<br/>[[Emulators on Wii U|Wii U]]<br/>[[Emulators on Switch|Switch]]<br/>[[Emulators on PS2|PS2]]<br/>[[Emulators on PSP|PSP]]<br/>[[Emulators on Vita|Vita]]|target = [[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|x86 CPUs]]|active =Yes|website =[https://github.com/schellingb/dosbox-pure Site]|license =GNU GPLv2DOSBox|support = [https://ko-X is a fork of the original DOSBox project, as well as an HLE PC emulatorfi. It does what DOSBox does, but goes further, with a focus on accurate emulation of precom/schelling Ko-2000 PC hardware and includes many more ways to tweak and configure the DOS virtual machinefi]<br/>[http://paypal. 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 timecom/donate?hosted_button_id=3WX4KRRTHN6EL PayPal]<br/>[https://schelling. The emulator should in the future have full support and acceleration of Windows 3itch.x, 95, 98 and ME and software that was written for those versions of Windowsio/gamepad-phoenix/purchase Gamepad Phoenix]|source = [https://github.com/schellingb/dosbox-pure GitHub]}}
<div style====Systems====DOSBox"display: flex; flex-X aims to maintain the code to emulate the '''IBM PC/XT/AT, Tandy, PCjr''', and '''[[PCflow: row wrap; justify-98 emulators|NEC PCcontent: space-98]]'''. It does not plan to emulate any other MS-DOS system and, in the main author's (Jon Campbell) words, only the aforementioned systems will be considered for development in DOSBox-X. This restriction prevents stretching of the codebase to an unmanageable level and helps keep the code base organized.between;"><div style="flex:'''However''', the author has stated that other coders are strongly encouraged to fork out the main DOSBox-X project so they can work to develop MS-DOS emulation on any other platform or emulate other unique MS-DOS based system(s). He has provided stubs to enable '''FM-Towns''' emulation in such a branch for any interested programmers1 0 240px; margin: 0.5em;">
===Some notable dead forks==={{Infobox emulator|title = DOSBox ECE|screenshot = DOSBox ECE game directory.png|screenshotwidth = 250px|screenshotcaption = DOSBox ECE game directory screenshot.|developer = YesterPlay (maintainer) and others|version = {{Version|DOSBox ECE}}|platform =[http[Emulators on Windows|Windows]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]|target = [[POS_(Pong_Consoles)_CPUs_and_Other_Chips#x86_CPUs|x86 CPUs]]|active = No|website = [https://wwwyesterplay.columbia.edunet/~em36dosboxece/win31dosboxyesterplay.html Win31DOSBoxnet/dosboxece]|license =GNU GPLv2|source ==Win31DOSBox is a fork of DOSBox that aims to be an easy method of playing Windows 3[https://yesterplay.xx games on your computernet/dosboxece/ yesterplay. It has an easy setup program and has the ability to print from Windows 3.11. (Might need some tweaking.)net/dosboxece]}}
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