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DOSBox v0.60
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DOSBox v0.61
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NOTE:
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While we hope that, one day, DosBox will run virtually all programs
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ever made for the PC...we are not there yet. At present, DosBox run on a 1.7
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While we hope that, one day, DOSBox will run virtually all programs
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ever made for the PC...we are not there yet. At present, DOSBox run on a 1.7
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Gigahertz PC is roughly the equivalent of a 25MHz 386 PC. While the 0.60
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release has added support for "protected mode" allowing for more complex and
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recent programs, but note that this support is early in development and
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nowhere near as complete as the support for 386 real-mode games (or
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earlier). Also note that "protected mode" games need substantially more
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resources and may require a much faster processor for you to run it properly
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in DosBox.
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in DOSBox.
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======
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Usage:
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Internal Programs:
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==================
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dosbox supports most of the DOS commands found in command.com.
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DOSBox supports most of the DOS commands found in command.com.
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In addition, the following commands are available:
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MOUNT "Emulated Drive letter" "Real Drive or Directory"
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Note: It's possible to mount a local directory as cdrom drive.
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Hardware support is then missing.
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Basically, MOUNT allows you to connect real hardware to DosBox's "emulated"
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PC. So MOUNT C C:\ tells DosBox to use your real C: drive as drive C: in
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Basically, MOUNT allows you to connect real hardware to DOSBox's "emulated"
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PC. So MOUNT C C:\ tells DOSBox to use your real C: drive as drive C: in
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DosBox. It also allows you to change the drive's letter identification for
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programs that demand specific drive letters.
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For example: Touche: Adventures of The Fifth Musketeer must be run on your C:
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drive. Using DosBox and it's mount command, you can trick into thinking it
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drive. Using DOSBox and it's mount command, you can trick into thinking it
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is on C drive while placing it where you want it. For example, if the game
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were in D:\TOUCHE, you can use the command MOUNT C D:\ would allow you to
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run Touche from the D drive.
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mount d /media/cdrom -t cdrom -usecd 0
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4. To mount a drive with 870 mb free diskspace (rarely needed! experts only):
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mount c d:\ -size 4025,127,16513,1700
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5. to mount /home/dos/dosgames as drive C in dosbox:
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5. To mount /home/dos/dosgames as drive C in DOSBox:
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mount c /home/dos/dosgames
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MEM
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Write the current configuration or language settings to file.
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"localfile" is located on the local drive !!!
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Example:
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To create a configfile in your current directory:
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config -writeconf dosbox.conf
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LOADFIX [-size] [program] [program-parameters]
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LOADFIX -f
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Program to "eat up" memory. Useful for old programs which don't expect much
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A: You're using too much cpu power to keep dosbox running at the current speed.
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You can either lower the cycles or skip frames or get a faster machine.
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Q: I can't type \ in DOSBox.
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A: This is a known problem. It only occurs if your keyboard layout isn't US-
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International. Some possible fixes:
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1. Switch your keyboard layout.
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2. Use / instead.
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3. Add the commands you want to execute in dosbox.conf
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Q: The game/application can't find it's CD-ROM.
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A: Be sure to mount the CD-ROM with -t cdrom switch. Also try adding the cor-
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rect label (-label LABEL). To enable more low-level cdrom support add
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the following switch to mount -usecd #, where # is the number of your CD-ROM
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drive reported by mount -cd. If you run Win32 you can specify -ioctl or
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-aspi. Look at the description elsewhere in this document for their meaning.
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Q: The game/application runs much too slow!
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A: Look at the secion "To run resource-demanding games" for more information
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Q: I would like to change the memory size/cpu speed/ems/soundblaster IRQ.
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A: This is possible! Just create a config file: config -writeconf dosbox.conf .
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Startup your favourite editor and look at all the settings present. To
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start dosbox with your new settings: dosbox -conf dosbox.conf
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Q: Great README, but I still don't get it.
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A: While unlikely this seems to happen. Maybe a look at "The Newbie's
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pictorial guide to dosbox" located at
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http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewforum.php?f=39 might help you.
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For more questions check the site/forum:
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http://dosbox.sourceforge.net
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A language file can be generated by CONFIG.COM.
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Read it and you will hopefully understand how to change it.
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Start Dosbox with the -lang switch to use your new language file
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Start DOSBox with the -lang switch to use your new language file
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or you can setup the filename in the config file in the [dosbox] section.
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There's a language= entry that can be changed with the filename.
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