dosbox

[Jason W]

Thanks to Onyarian we now have dosbox:

Code: [Select]

Title: dosbox.tce
Description: an x86 emulator with sound and graphics from old DOS (TESTING)
Version: 0.72
Author: Lead developer: Peter Veenstra and others
Original-site: http://www.dosbox.com
Copying-policy: GNU-GPL
Size: 838Kb
Extension_by: Onyarian
Comments: This extension requires:
SDL and libmad
This extension contains:
dosbox-0.72.tar.gz
Files:
/usr/local/bin/dosbox
/usr/local/share/man/man1/dosbox.1
usr/local/tce.menu/dosbox
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Change-log: 2009/04/05
Current: 2009/04/05



Code: [Select]

Title: dosbox.tcz
Description: an x86 emulator with sound and graphics from old DOS(TESTING)
Version: 0.72
Author: Lead developer: Peter Veenstra and others
Original-site: http://www.dosbox.com
Copying-policy: GNU-GPL
Size: 1.280Kb
Extension_by: Onyarian
Comments: This extension requires:
SDL and libmad
This extension contains:
dosbox-0.72.tar.gz
Files:
/usr/local/bin/dosbox
/usr/local/share/man/man1/dosbox.1
/usr/local/tce.menu/dosbox
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Change-log: 2009/04/05
Current: 2009/04/05


[curaga]

Thanks Onyarian

[clivesay]

Man, now I'm going to have to start building packages of all the old dos games...

[Onyarian]

That's a good idea...make an old dos games extension! 

[clivesay]

I had several back in the day over at DSL.

[mikshaw]

So far the only thing I've successfully used in dosbox is PCPaint, which I wanted to try because it was my first experience with digital art.  I downloaded a game called argh, but it didn't work for me.  Apart from that it seemed like a lot of DOS programs are still commercial for some bizarre reason.

[tobiaus]

it seemed like a lot of DOS programs are still commercial for some bizarre reason.

the freedos project began in june 1994, i heard about it around 2000. there have never been too many people interested in both dos and free software, all things being relative, presumably that's why it took 12 years to reach 1.0. most of the free software crowd is about linux. which would you rather develop in? that's not a diss though, i wish there were lots more floss projects for dos. but without the interest from enough people, who's going to write them? great to have dosbox though.

[clivesay]

Good starting point for dosbox goodies.

http://www.dosgames.com/