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DOSBox-X

DOSBox-X is an improved version of DOSBox. It makes configuration management easier and it has nice features like the ability to mount multiple floppy images and swap between them for installing software.

Getting started tips

  • Capture and release mouse with CTRL+F10
  • Setup autoexec.bat by going to Menu → Main → Edit configuration
    • Set path with SET PATH=%PATH%;C:\extra\bin\
  • Mount a local folder with mount c ~/localdir
  • Mount disk images with
    • imgmount a disk.img -t floppy
    • imgmount d file.iso -t iso
    • Mount multiple disks with mount a floppy*.img. Then use menu item to swap disk.
    • Create an empty disk image through the menu → DOS → Create blank disk image.
  • Speed up running by setting cpu to max in the configuration and setting CPU to dynamic.
dosbox-x.txt · Last modified: by nanodano

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