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= Intro = | = Intro = | ||
Dosbox is a DOS-emulator pretty much complete with everything (one can even record screenshots and/or video ingame!). | Dosbox is a DOS-emulator pretty much complete with everything (one can even record screenshots and/or video ingame!). | ||
= Download and install = | |||
Download and install dosbox. On most linux systems it's most likely in your repository so a quick emerge og aptitude should fix that problem. | |||
On Windows one can download the newest version off sourceforge (0.70 as of now). | |||
[http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/download.php?main=1] Should lead you right there; select the Windows - win32 installer. | |||
= Setup config file = | |||
Firstly decide where you want to store your dos-applications and create that dir.. like /home/$user/dos or just \dos under windows. | |||
Create the config file: | |||
<pre> | |||
Z:> config -writeconf "/path/to/dosbox.conf" | |||
</pre> | |||
This will create a generic config file - edit it with your favorite editor; it's just a normal textfile. | |||
I only had to add a few lines which would automatically mount my dosdrive and enter it. | |||
At the very end of the config file, add something like: | |||
<pre> | |||
mount C "/path/to/dos-dir" | |||
c: | |||
</pre> | |||
Where one of course substitues the path to the real path.. like /home/$user/dos on linux or \dos in windows. | |||
I also had to change the keyboard layout to Swedish, since the default American keyboard doesn't really work for me. | |||
I just changed the option keyboardlayout (in the dosbox.conf file) to use the Swedish charset instead (sv). | |||
<pre> | |||
keyboardlayout=sv | |||
</pre> | |||
= Screenies = | = Screenies = | ||
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Revision as of 07:26, 26 July 2007
Intro
Dosbox is a DOS-emulator pretty much complete with everything (one can even record screenshots and/or video ingame!).
Download and install
Download and install dosbox. On most linux systems it's most likely in your repository so a quick emerge og aptitude should fix that problem.
On Windows one can download the newest version off sourceforge (0.70 as of now).
[1] Should lead you right there; select the Windows - win32 installer.
Setup config file
Firstly decide where you want to store your dos-applications and create that dir.. like /home/$user/dos or just \dos under windows. Create the config file:
Z:> config -writeconf "/path/to/dosbox.conf"
This will create a generic config file - edit it with your favorite editor; it's just a normal textfile.
I only had to add a few lines which would automatically mount my dosdrive and enter it. At the very end of the config file, add something like:
mount C "/path/to/dos-dir" c:
Where one of course substitues the path to the real path.. like /home/$user/dos on linux or \dos in windows.
I also had to change the keyboard layout to Swedish, since the default American keyboard doesn't really work for me.
I just changed the option keyboardlayout (in the dosbox.conf file) to use the Swedish charset instead (sv).
keyboardlayout=sv
Screenies
