DOSBox is a free emulator that emulates an IBM PC compatible computer running MS-DOS. It is intended especially for use with old PC games.
Official site: http://www.dosbox.com/
In-depth wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosbox
Questions tagged [dosbox]
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How do I make DOSBox show in full screen mode?
I have enable FullScreenmode in Dosbox under Ubuntu 12.04 . But still i am not getting it in Fullscreen. My turbo c++ windows is less than my screen size.
BigSack
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Can I emulate graphical DOS applications inside a TTY?
Can I play DOS games inside a hard terminal (like the ones that open with Control+Alt+F1)?
I want to be able to close the Xsession because the PC I'm doing this is on is really slow. The PC has enough power to run Xubuntu and a dos emulator on it…
FinDrunkie
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Can I disable Dash and HUD hotkeys when fullscreen (in DOSBox)?
I'd like to know if its possible to disable the global hotkeys (Start and Alt) for Unity features while running applications in fullscreen under DOSBox.
If possible, it would be nice to disable them for all applications running fullscreen, but…
Greg
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How to Automount folder as C: in Dosbox
I have had a look at the community documentation here and there doesn't seem to be any information about how to "Automount" a folder as the C: drive in Dosbox.
Also as a bonus is it possible to automount the cd/dvd drive in the same way?
Allan
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DOSBOX not working on 16.10
after upgrading from 16.04 to 16.10 I am getting the following error while running DosBox :
DOSBox version 0.74
Copyright 2002-2010 DOSBox Team, published under GNU GPL.
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CONFIG:Loading primary settings from config file…
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Dosbox has no sound
I try to run a game under dosbox, but it has no sound, and in the terminal dosbox says:
MIXER:Can't open audio: No available audio device , running in nosound mode.
ALSA:Can't subscribe to MIDI port (65:0) nor (17:0)
MIDI:Opened…
sashoalm
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DOS BOX Screen resolution problem
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and I installed DOSBOX using apt-get install doxboxcommand and configured TC in DOSBOX properly. Everything is working fine, but when we it goes to full screen mode of DOSBOX then it changes the resolution of the screen…
Umesh Kushwaha
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Is there a way to run MS-DOS alongside/within Ubuntu?
Is there a version of MS-DOS that I can add to Ubuntu? I have old MS-DOS games.
Bill
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Can a virus spread through DOSBox in Ubuntu?
I have a virus in several DOSBox msdos games. It doesn't seem to be affecting the Ubuntu files, but is spreading amongst my dosfiles that were opened in DOSBox. I don't know how to control this in the DOSBOX emulator, but ClamAV found them on a…
David Blaies
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How to mount a CD/DVD in DOSBOX?
I'm using DOSBox 0.74, which works properly and can successfully mount a "c" drive. However, I don't know how to mount a dvd drive. I'm trying to install Star Control 3 from a disk so that I can play it with DOSBox, but I can't mount the "d"…
Charles
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How do I change screen resolution in Dosbox through Wine?
My old DOS game (Tomb Raider I) installs and then runs fine with Wine by making use of Dosbox. Everything works (keys, audio, full screen) but I am unable to adjust the resulting screen resolution.
The display setting is always at the lowest…
Takkat
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Why is DOSBox Emulator completely destroying my display settings?
I recently installed the DosBox emulator to play some retro games (mostly Zork). Every time I open it, I move to fullscreen by pressing Alt+Enter and play some of a game. Whenever I exit the game afterwards, the following display settings have been…
SyntheticHuman
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Dos programs in wine
I know that dosbox is not yet integrated with wine, but whenever I double click on a DOS program (with wine) it just opens dosbox and closes it in the next moment. Why does this happen?
Here is the terminal output:
tachyonsos@tachyons-desktop:~$…
Tachyons
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Creating desktop shortcut
So... New to this Ubuntu thing. On 16.04.
I will try to explain this as best I can with what computer knowledge I have. I have searched for a while and can't find an answer that works.
I purchased a computer with intentions of upgrading my business…
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DOSBox says the program must be run under Win32
I'm trying to run a DOS game in DOSBox, but it says it must be run under Win32. The game in question was recently re-released for higher resolution and ability to run under Windows. Does it mean it's no longer compatible with DOS?
NB If it helps,…
Oxwivi
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