DOSBox for Windows 0.73

4.6 out of 5 stars 4.6 (69 votes)

(May 27, 2009)

Windows 2000/2003/9x/XP / Open Source / 7,521 downloads

DOSBox is a DOS-emulator that uses the SDL-library which makes it very easy to port to different platforms. It has already been ported to many different platforms, such as Windows, BeOS, Linux, MacOS X. It also emulates CPU:286/386 realmode/protected mode, Directory FileSystem/XMS/EMS, Tandy/Hercules/CGA/EGA/VGA/VESA graphics, a SoundBlaster/Gravis Ultra Sound card for excellent sound compatibility with older games.

  • Publisher

    DOSBox

  • Homepage

    DOSBox

  • Latest Changes

    - Support for more graphics modes and cards

    - Improved Vista support

    - New OPL emulation cores

    - Sound fixes and improvements for Mac OS X

    - Lots of compatibility fixes

    - Lots of cdrom detection improvements

  • Other Versions

    DOSBox for Mac OS X

    DOSBox for Linux

    DOSBox for FreeBSD

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  1. 5 out of 5 stars
    Reverb

    Reviewing 0.72 (Aug 28, 2007)

    Excellent work and a must have for legacy DOS based games and applications. This is not the same as VMWare or similar virtual machines - this is a self-contained emulator. VMWare, Parallels etc require you to install DOS, all sound, CD-ROM, VESA VBE drivers yourself. This is a stand-alone utility that has a built-in DOS command interpreter, ADLIB/SB/SBPRO/SB16/GUS et al sound drivers and VESA video. It does not require virtual hard drives you simply mount a directory of your choice and assign a drive letter.

    For certain games this works better than virtualization. I like the fact that you can adjust the CPU clock cycles for older games that run too fast on today's machines. (Wing Commander is a perfect example).

    If you were considering setting up a VMWare DOS environment but don't want to go through all the fun of tweaking CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT to get maximum base memory try this instead. Highly recommended. Also check the forums, lots of helpful advice on getting your old apps to run.

  2. 5 out of 5 stars
    improvelence

    Reviewing 0.72 (Aug 27, 2007)

    wetink Just because you are an idiot does not mean you have to give a great program a lower rating.

  3. 3 out of 5 stars
    oompoop

    Reviewing 0.71 (Aug 20, 2007)

    Maybe useful ...
    But why not taking DRDOS/NovellDOS and have a multiboot system?!
    ... ran fine with Win98, but don't know how it works on a NTFS-File-System.

  4. 5 out of 5 stars
    christ999

    Reviewing 0.71 (Jul 31, 2007)

    That is what I call a useful PROGRAM

    a big RESPECT to the developers

  5. 5 out of 5 stars
    cricri_pingouin

    Reviewing 0.70 (Mar 7, 2007)

    A masterpiece if you ask me.
    Ok, emulation is not 100% correct, it might be only 95% ish. So I give it 95% of 5 stars, rounded to the closest integer.

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