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LinMagAu: DOSBox - A DOS Emulator
Jan 6, 2004, 10 :00 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (1 reads)

(Other stories by John Murray)

"One way of running those old favourites under Linux is to use the DOSBox software package. Here's how the DOSBox people describe it on their website:

"DOSBox is a DOS-emulator that uses the SDL-library which makes DOSBox very easy to port to different platforms.
DOSBox has already been ported to many different platforms, such as Windows, BeOS, Linux, MacOS X...
DOSBox also emulates CPU:286/386 realmode, Directory FileSystem/XMS/EMS, a SoundBlaster card for excellent sound compatibility with older games...
You can 're-live' the good old days with the help of DOSBox, it can run plenty of the old classics that don't run on your new computer!
DOSBox is totally free of charge and OpenSource..."

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Bane of the Cosmic Forge would be fun to ...   Wizardry series   
codez
Jan 6, 2004, 12:41:34
 
although slower than dosemu it is a grea ...   Good package   
keith frost
Jan 6, 2004, 12:43:53
 
Built from junk pile:486DX-6616 M RAM117 ...   Better Package   
EdlinUser
Jan 6, 2004, 17:37:50
 
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