Questions tagged [dosbox]
DOSBox is emulator software that emulates an IBM PC compatible computer running MS-DOS. It is intended especially for use with old PC games. DOSBox is free software.
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how to run DOSBox in command line without opening it in a new window
how to run DOSBox using the default windows command line, (without opening it in a new window),
editing the source code of DOSBox is a solution, but i want to know if there is no other solution before ...
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How do I paste into DOSBOX?
I am using DOSBOX to run some programs which only work on 32-bit versions of Windows. I am currently running Windows 8 64-bit. I need to copy some commands from Windows 8 and paste them into DOSBOX as ...
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Running DOSBox completely headless
I have an old compiler written for DOS that I need to be able to use on a modern Linux system. I have written a wrapper around DOSBox that allows me to invoke it from a Linux command line.
The only ...
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Using touch screen with non-native aspect ratio
I have a laptop with touch screen (an Asus T100) with Windows 8, and I've downloaded a retro adventure game running using Dosbox (Gabriel Knight 1), which has a different aspect ratio from the screen.
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Device=ansiibm.sys in DOSBox
Some of my old DOS programs require the following command line in config.sys or config.nt:
device=ansiibm.sys
How do I accomplish this in DOSBox? I've tried putting this line in the config options ...
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Windows 3.11 maximized shell window in SYSTEM.INI when running it in DOSBox
I use a way to run 16-bit applications by running them in emulated Windows 3.11 in DOSBox. I automatically mount the directory containing the application, set the SHELL property in SYSTEM.INI to the ...
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Legacy application and Dosbox
I have a legacy application, that only works in DOS up to Windows XP, but nowadays I'd prefer to use Windows 8 owing to the other softwares. This legacy application uses lpt1 port to print your things,...
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Program Run on DosBox Doesn't Generate Output Files
I'm using windows 8.1 , 64 bit version , and I have a 16 bit assembler program which I'm trying to run using DosBox.
The program doesn't seem to generate output files , despite being called properly ...
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Where can I find a comprehensive list of DOSbox shortcut commands, not hosted by dosbox.com?
The website http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/ is down. So I can't access the help files. I also cannot find anything else on creating shortcuts for dosbox... anything anywhere.
specifically shortcuts
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How to install 16-bit XAMPP on Windows 95?
I need to install XAMPP on my Windows 95 running on my iPhone. I am 100% sure this is possible as I was able to get Visual Basic 4.0 installed on my DosBox for iPhone.
I don't need MySQL, but I do ...
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LPT Sound Interface
I am wanting to run two ZX Spectrum (a home computer that was popular during the '80s & '90s) emulator programs (one called Z80 by Gerton Lunter and another called Warajevo) in the "ykhowong" ...
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How do Win32 executables display incompatibility messages when run in DOS?
While inspecting Win32 executables, I found them to contain the string This program cannot be run in DOS mode, which is exactly the thing printed when these executables are run from within DOS ...
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Mounting Drive to DosBox and using Debug.exe
I am trying to track down the MBR on a scavenged Hard Drive. The hard drive won't boot so I've been trying to change the MBR through DEBUG.exe. The problem starts with my 64 bit machine because debug....
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Standalone - DosBox
I hope that this question is ontopic here.
I am looking for a standalone version of DosBox to run under Windows 7 (64 bit). I found:
http://www.pendriveapps.com/dosbox-dos-emulator/
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How do I connect a 5 1/4" floppy drive to a modern PC?
This question was originally posted on Gaming Stack Exchange.
I have a small collection of 5 1/4" floppy disks (early Sierra games) that I am trying to read. How can I connect a drive that accepts ...
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