DOSBox-X [legacy OS emulator]

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DOSBox-X is a fork of the discontinued DOSBox project.
It has already been mentioned on this forum in these posts:
• Midas viewtopic.php?p=101146#p101146
• Midas viewtopic.php?p=103782f#p103782
• Midas viewtopic.php?p=105826#p105826

About DOSBox-X :

What is DOSBox-X ?
• DOSBox-X is an open-source DOS emulator for running DOS applications and games.
• DOS-based Windows such as Windows 3.x and Windows 9x are officially supported.
• Compared to DOSBox, DOSBox-X is much more flexible and provides more features https://dosbox-x.com/wiki/DOSBox%E2%80% ... Highlights.
• Look at the DOSBox-X Wiki https://dosbox-x.com/wiki/ for more information about DOSBox-X and usage guides.
• We also hope that DOSBox-X (along with DOSLIB) can aid in new DOS development https://dosbox-x.com/newdosdevelopment.html.

Synopsis

DOSBox-X emulates a PC necessary for running many DOS games and applications that simply cannot be run on modern PCs and operating systems, similar to DOSBox. However, while the main focus of DOSBox is for running DOS games, DOSBox-X goes much further than this. Forked from the DOSBox project, it retains compatibility with the wide base of DOS games and DOS gaming DOSBox was designed for. But it is also a platform for running DOS applications, including emulating the environments to run Windows 3.x, 9x and Me and software written for those versions of Windows. By adding official support for Windows 95, 98, Me emulation and acceleration, we hope that those old Windows games and applications could be enjoyed or used once more. Moreover, DOSBox-X adds support for DOS/V and NEC PC-98 emulations so that you can play DOS/V and PC-98 games with it.

Links and details
• author: Jonathan Campbell
• official project page: https://dosbox-x.com/
• GitHub project: https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x
• GitHub download page: https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbo ... 2025.01.01
• direct download 32 bit portable: https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbo ... 083049.zip
• direct download 64 bit portable: https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbo ... 083049.zip
• direct download Windows XP version: https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbo ... 083049.zip
• the XP version works also on ReactOS https://reactos.org/
• release date: January 1, 2025
• archive sizes: win32= MB 39,2, win64= MB 41,4 and winXP= MB 47,8
• supported O.S.:
-> Windows (XP or higher), 32-bit and 64-bit
-> Linux (with X11), 32-bit and 64-bit
-> macOS (Mac OS X), Intel and ARM-based 64-bit
-> DOS (MS-DOS 5.0+ or compatible)
• Windows Packages deatils: https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbo ... r-portable
• changelog for rel. 2025-01-01: https://dosbox-x.com/release-2025.01.01.html
-> not found full changelog
• DOSBox-X nightly builds: https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/issues/3822
• DOSBox-X translations: https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/issues/2820

Screenshots:
• Word for DOS running in DOSBox-X


• Tomb Raider 3dfx running in DOSBox-X


• Windows 98 guest running in DOSBox-X


• PC-98 Touhou game running in DOSBox-X


• Configuration Tool running in DOSBox-X


• Traditional Chinese TTF mode in DOSBox-X