The new FreeDOS 1.3 is now available for download! This contains a bunch of great new features and improvements since the 1.2 release, including: new FreeCOM 0.85a, new Kernel 2043 and an 8086 version with FAT32 support, floppy Edition now uses compression and requires about half as many diskettes, the return of networking, some new programs and games, many many many package updates, some updates and improvements to NLS, improved install process, especially with the MBR, some support to automatically set the COUNTRY.SYS information, improved CD initialization for the boot media and installed system… And much, much more!
There’s lot of changes, fixes, and improvements in here, so go get it and play with it.
If it helps to keep some old systems and software up and running, it’s great news.
Absolutely, I love DOSBox! It plays all of the DOS games from my childhood flawlessly, so much better than the actual DOS ever did. XD
Jazz Jackrabbit, Wacky Wheels, Commander Keen, Cyberdogs, Legend of Kyrandia, The Incredible Machine, Terminal Velocity, and QBasic.
I almost forgot, Windows 3.1!
This is FreeDOS, not DOSBox.
If you have a fast system, an accurate PC emulator such as PCem offers much better accuracy that DOSBox. FreeDOS is the kind of OS you can install on the emulated system.
DOSBox is still superior for 80s and 90s era gaming. At least in practicality.
Having a simple config system, with all the popular hardware of the day (Sound Blaster, GUS, virtual modems, joysticks), easy EMS/XMS setup, and nice UIs for browsing / launching games it is much easier to use than a full fledged emulator.
But for anything that needs more than Windows 3.1, it is greatly lacking.
Crap.
My mistake!
This is FreeDOS, not DOSBox. FreeDOS isn’t particularly good at running old DOS games, even on older hardware.
Windows 95, too.
Do you use the official release of DOSBox, or do you use one of the alternate versions, such as DOSBox-X?
I use the DOSBox package in Arch Linux, which appears to be the official release.
I’ve seen FreeDOS used in a professional environment in recent years, it’s amazing it’s still needed in place!
(oops, replied to wrong thread)