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How come IMGMOUNT works in DOSBox, but displays "cannot create drive from file" in DOSBox variants like DOSBox-X?

There's a certain file image which can be instantly mounted in DOSBox as a floppy disk, but fails to do so in newer variants like DOSBox-X, any idea how to fix it (a bug was already submitted but both ...
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How can I print with DOSbox using printer's settings

I have a program that runs on Dos, so I use DOSbox, SVN-Daum version, to run this program. Every function seems working fine except for the printing function. The problems are DOSbox use their own ...
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How and why does DOSBox work the way it does? [closed]

As a complete novice when it comes to the topic of emulation or virtual machines, I was presented with the following two questions that I need to answer: Briefly explain how software (in this example ...
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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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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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How can I print with DosBox? [closed]

I'm looking for a version of dosbox with print support I saw the answers to this question Using a printer in Dosbox but I didn't manage to make it work
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Unable to play my old DOS games on new laptop?

I upgraded to a new Compaq laptop last year with Windows 7 installed, and now I'm unable to play my old DOS games and I get this error message when I try to play: The version of this file is not ...
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16-bit DOS on Windows Vista+

I have a friend that uses some really old business software and for whatever reason doesn't want to check out a new version (if one even exists, he's in a niche market). The software ran as a 16-bit ...
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