DOSBox for Windows 0.72

Publisher's Description:

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.

DOSBox has the following other editions available: DOSBox for Mac OS X, DOSBox for Linux and DOSBox for FreeBSD.

Latest Changes:

• Fixed unitialized variable in joystick. (Fixes crashes on Vista and Mac OS X)
• Some bug fixes and speedups to the 64 bit recompiling core
• Fixed sign flag on soundblaster dma transfers (Space Quest 6 intro)
• Fixed a bug in keyboard layout processing code and fixed certain layouts
• Fixed Dreamweb
• Improved speed unlocking when running cycles=max
• Fixed a crash related to the tab completion in the shell
• Improved aspect correction code. Should now be like how a real monitor handles it
• Fixed a bug in the xms status report code. (Blake Stone 1.0 shareware)
• Added a lot more keyboard layouts
• Fixed crash related to changing the scaler before a screen was created
• Hopefully fixed compilation on *bsd
• Enabled auto cpu core selection for recompiling core as well
• Made the used joystick selectable when 4axis is specified
• Added some hints for inexperienced DOS users to the shell

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Latest User Reviews:

Reviewer:	Reverb	Aug 28, 2007
Version:	0.72
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.
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Reviewer:	improvelence	Aug 27, 2007
Version:	0.72
wetink Just because you are an idiot does not mean you have to give a great program a lower rating.
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Reviewer:	oompoop	Aug 20, 2007
Version:	0.71
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.
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Reviewer:	christ999	Jul 31, 2007
Version:	0.71
That is what I call a useful PROGRAM a big RESPECT to the developers
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Reviewer:	cricri_pingouin	Mar 7, 2007
Version:	0.70
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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