DOSBox
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DOSBox
DOSBox is an emulator which emulates an IBM PC compatible computer running MS-DOS. It is intended especially for use with old PC games. DOSBox is free software.
Installation
Configuration
No initial configuration is needed, however the official DOSBox Manual refers to a configuration file named "dosbox.conf". By default that file exists in your ~/.dosbox folder.
You can also make a new configuration file on a per-application basis by copying dosbox.conf from ~/.dosbox to the directory where your DOS app resides and modifying the settings accordingly. You can also create a a config file automatically as follows:
To create the file, simply run dosbox without any parameters inside your desired application's folder:
Then at the DOS prompt, type:
Z:\> config -wc dosbox.conf
The configuration file "dosbox.conf" will then be saved in the current directory. Go in a change whatever settings you need.
The configuration options are described in the official DosBox wiki: http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Dosbox.conf
Usage
A simple way to run dosbox is to place your DOS game (or its setup files) into a directory and then run dosbox with the directory path appended. For example:
You should now have a DOS prompt whose working directory is the one specified above. From there, you can execute the desired program(s):
C:\> SETUP.EXE
Frontends
It is possible to use a frontend to create profile for DosBox.
DBoxFE
See dboxfe.