DOSBox Staging 0.80.1 🞉
DOSBox Staging is a fork of the DOSBox project that focuses on ease of use, modern technology and best practices.
cd Ports/dosbox-staging
./package.sh
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DOSBox is an emulator program that allows users to run software designed for the MS-DOS operating system on modern computers. MS-DOS was the primary operating system for IBM-compatible personal computers in the 1980s and 1990s, but it is no longer in widespread use. However, many legacy applications and games were designed for MS-DOS, and they can still be run using DOSBox.
DOSBox is written in the C++ programming language and is open-source software. It can be run on a variety of operating systems, including Windows, macOS, Linux, and others. DOSBox emulates an Intel x86 CPU, which was the processor used in IBM-compatible personal computers at the time that MS-DOS was popular. This emulation allows DOSBox to run software designed for MS-DOS without requiring a physical MS-DOS computer.
DOSBox is designed to be highly configurable, with options for adjusting the emulation speed, video and audio settings, input controls, and more. Users can configure DOSBox through a text-based configuration file or by using a graphical user interface. DOSBox also includes a built-in command shell, which allows users to run MS-DOS commands and execute batch scripts.
When a user runs an MS-DOS program using DOSBox, the program thinks that it is running on an MS-DOS computer. DOSBox intercepts the program's attempts to access hardware devices and redirects them to the host computer's hardware or emulates the devices if they are not available on the host computer. DOSBox also provides a virtual file system that maps MS-DOS drive letters to directories on the host computer's file system, allowing MS-DOS programs to read and write files as if they were running on an MS-DOS computer.
Overall, DOSBox provides a powerful and flexible platform for running legacy MS-DOS software on modern computers, making it possible for users to continue using their favorite applications and games from the past.
Website: https://dosbox-staging.github.io/
Port: https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/tree/master/Ports/dosbox-staging
Dependencies: libslirp libpng opusfile SDL2 SDL2_image SDL2_net 🖧
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Port icon has the following license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
