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MiniMax
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 Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:11 pm
Post subject: DOSBox 0.70 is officially released! |
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Go to http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/download.php?main=1 and get it while it is fresh! 
| Quote: | DOSBox 0.70
Another year and another dosbox version, again more speedups and compatibility fixes.
* Speed up the dynamic cpu core (certain games get much faster).
* Add a dynamic fpu on x86 hosts.
* Improve the cycle guessing code (and make it default).
* Better and more configurable joystick support.
* Improve the image and fat drives.
* Add nullmodem emulation.
* Various win 3.x enhanchments (video/audio/ems/win32s).
* Improve CDROM detection and support.
* Speed up the screen drawing code.
* Add support for different keyboard layouts.
* Various fixes to the (C/E/V)GA emulation.
* Extend and improve all types of emulated memory. (umb/ems/xms)
* Dynamic core should work on Intel Macs.
* Various timer related fixes.
* Added a few more graphic scalers.
Some default settings have been changed in this one so be sure to update your configfiles and read the readme |
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dosraider
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Location: ROTFLMAO in Belgium.
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:16 pm
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| THX for the info. |
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abyss
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Location: A city known for mining. sudbury
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 3:21 pm
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| What happened 0.66-0.69. I like the new dosbox. This may sound stupid but can command prompt run in dosbox and what would i have to type in to start command prompt in dosbox. It would make installing floppy and cdrom games easier. |
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dosraider
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:09 pm
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| abyss wrote: | | .. can command prompt run in dosbox and what would i have to type in to start command prompt in dosbox. |
You got something mixed up here Abyss, when you run dosbox, the window you get, with the Z:\> , now the Z:\> that IS the prompt, that is what it is named.
A command line is what you input at this Z:\>.
I think you meant something different, maybe your question is how to start dosbox with the C:\> mounted and ready?
If that is so: you must click on dosboxconfig and add the mount lines under [AUTOEXEC]
something as:
[AUTOEXEC]
mount c e:\games
c:
Those are my personal lines, so that dosbox starts in C:.
You can make several config files with floppy mounted, CDdrive mounted , EMS , NO EMS,... and so on.
It's all nicely explained in the DOSBOX readme. |
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abyss
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Location: A city known for mining. sudbury
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 4:59 pm
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| No what i meant is if you can run command prompt in dosbox and what would the directory be. It would make mounting cdrom and floppy games easier. Command prompt is the fake dos on the xp. |
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Mr. Worm
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Joined: 25 May 2004
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Location: Washington, DC
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:13 pm
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| abyss wrote: | | What happened 0.66-0.69. |
Traditionally, if you make a major upgrade that is a vast improvement over the predecessor, you can just skip to the next .whatever . |
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abyss
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:28 pm
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Can i run command prompt on dosbox and what would the directory be. Command prompt is the fake dos on xp.
I am very terrible with forums. I have a lot of people hating me on many different forums. |
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dosraider
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Location: ROTFLMAO in Belgium.
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 6:02 pm
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OK, calm a bit down Abyss, will ya ?
Sometimes it is a bit hard to understand what you mean.
Command prompt is the fake dos on XP
Here you seems to refer to the "DOS command WINDOW" or "DOS command BOX" in XP.
Can i run command prompt on dosbox
If my idea about what you meant above is correct: NO, you can't.
The XP command box is specific for XP and can only run in XP. In fact it's a WINDOWS XP program.
It can not run in an other OS. To run it in dosbox you should first run XP in dosbox and then in that dosbox-XP open a command window. No need to tell you that will not work .... LOL.
Once again, and I think I said this about thousand times on several forums:
XP dos command window is NOT meant to play or run common programs in it. It is meant as support to mainly system, security , rescue ,debug , developers , compress programs , such thingies.
Example, when you shut down XP in an incorrect way you (should) get a CHKDSK (SCANDISK) run at the next startup, that's such a program. |
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emmzee
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Joined: 14 Sep 2002
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Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:11 pm
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| Thanks for the heads-up ... I'll have to try it out tomorrow. |
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franpa
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Joined: 02 Jan 2006
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Location: australia, qld
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:38 am
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| abyss wrote: | Can i run command prompt on dosbox and what would the directory be. Command prompt is the fake dos on xp.
I am very terrible with forums. I have a lot of people hating me on many different forums. |
get a windows 9x boot disk if you want ms-dos. |
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The_Sinister_Mastermind
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Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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Location: NSW, Australia, Down Under Verse
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:30 am
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| Think I'll stick with his trusty 0.63, but thanks for the heads up on the new version none the less. |
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dosraider
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:42 am
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You should get 0.70 also TSM, it is really a major improvement.
0.63 and 0.70 can be together on your system, no problem.
The speed gain in some games is simply amazing. |
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franpa
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Location: australia, qld
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:49 am
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| yes, drastic increase in performance over 0.65 |
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MiniMax
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Location: Stockholm, Sweden
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:51 am
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| The_Sinister_Mastermind wrote: | | Think I'll stick with his trusty 0.63, but thanks for the heads up on the new version none the less. |
Contrary to common belief, DOSBox != Internet Explorer.
By default (on Windows at least) each version of DOSBox installs into versioned directory:
%ProgramFiles%\DOSBox-0.63
%ProgramFiles%\DOSBox-0.65
%ProgramFiles%\DOSBox-0.70
etc. It is the same with
Start => Programs => DOSBox-0.63
Start => Programs => DOSBox-0.65
Start => Programs => DOSBox-0.70 |
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abyss
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Joined: 06 Nov 2006
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Location: A city known for mining. sudbury
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 11:56 am
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| I have 0.58,0.63, a second 0.63 with different settings,0.65 and now i am getting 0.70 and i don't have any shortcuts to dosbox or any of my programs. |
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