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Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Talk => Extension requests => Topic started by: PDP-8 on March 31, 2017, 05:35:34 AM

Title: DOSBox emulator
Post by: PDP-8 on March 31, 2017, 05:35:34 AM

I still find this very useful on occasion.  And a much lighter environment than say a full-fledged free-dos install or dosemu.

https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/

I primarily use it to run an editor (VDE editor) with wordstar keybindings that are now in permanent muscle memory.  Yes, I love vi but sometimes I find doing things in this editor gets me out of a jam faster.

And of course my choice of games is to run *another* emulator inside this dosbox - Simeon Cran's MYZ80 CP/M emulator, although getting files to it is a multi-step process.  Now THAT'S a retro experience, or perhaps an educational demo to kids that don't know how far we've come.

Thanks!

Title: Re: DOSBox emulator
Post by: Rich on March 31, 2017, 09:14:40 AM

Hi PDP-8
When making an extension request you should include the architecture you are running on (X86, 86_64, ARM).

Title: Re: DOSBox emulator
Post by: PDP-8 on March 31, 2017, 05:20:44 PM

Roger that!

I'm using both ARM and X86, so would love to see dosbox available on each.

Note: while not truly practical, running a Z80 CP/M 2.2 emulator (Simeon Cran's MYZ80), inside of DOSBox, under an ARM based linux system, is quite the game.

Title: Re: DOSBox emulator
Post by: PDP-8 on March 31, 2017, 06:38:17 PM

Time to switch to decaf!

I'd like to see it on ARM.  It is already on X86, so thank you.

Spent so much time in the ARM pi, that I forgot you guys had already made it available on the X86.  Rocks!