![]() ![]() Also check the forums, lots of helpful advice on getting your old apps to run. 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. I like the fact that you can adjust the CPU clock cycles for older games that run too fast on today's machines. It does not require virtual hard drives you simply mount a directory of your choice and assign a drive letter.įor certain games this works better than virtualization. It bypassed MS-DOS and directly accessed the disk, either via the BIOS or (preferably) 32-bit disk access (Windows-native protected mode disk drivers). 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. 32-bit file access refers to the higher performance, protected mode disk caching method introduced in Windows for Workgroups 3.11, which replaced SmartDrive (Smartdrv). VMWare, Parallels etc require you to install DOS, all sound, CD-ROM, VESA VBE drivers yourself. ![]() This is not the same as VMWare or similar virtual machines - this is a self-contained emulator. On 0.74, just go to the DOSBox folder and open 'DOSBox 0.74 Options.bat' in order to open the configuration file (.conf). Excellent work and a must have for legacy DOS based games and applications. Depending on the version or host OS, the nf file is located either inside the user profile folder or inside the same folder as dosbox.exe.
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